The new Samsung Wallet: Everything we know
The Korean tech giant has been working to deliver high-quality tech and even software to gadget users all over the world. Speaking of the newly introduced Black Yak edition of the Watch 4, kick-starting the OneUI Watch Beta and then seeding the June 2022 update on the watch 4 series. Meanwhile, there’s a new Samsung Wallet available and this article will be walking you through tips about the software.
While the Big G introduced a Google Wallet at the just concluded I/O which combines the old Google Wallet and Google Pay to deliver a comprehensive digital wallet for storing important IDs, Samsung has decided to do likewise by offering a new Samsung Wallet app.
According to the Korean Brand, the new Samsung Wallet app helps smartphone users organize their border passes, digital keys, IDs, and payment cards with no single worry of security as it is an easy-to-use app secured by Samsung Knox. Adding to the organization feat, the brand says the app is capable of unlocking doors with digital keys using SmartThings.
Crypto traders worldwide should fancy the new Samsung Wallet as the brand claims it uses the Open Galaxy ecosystem by connecting with the Samsung Blockchain Wallet to easily monitor cryptocurrencies, although the app doesn’t support official IDs yet. Emphasis on the “yet” as there’s a high probability the brand makes this available later in the year.
Availability of the new Samsung Wallet app
The new Samsung Wallet app was made available to the following regions at launch.
- France
- US
- UK
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy
So if you’re a user in any of the aforementioned regions, you can migrate to the Samsung Pass or Pay app and check for updates so you can move to the new Samsung Wallet. Meanwhile, here’s a list of what you can store on the app according to the Samsung Press release
- Loyalty and membership cards
- Passwords
- Payment cards
- Digital IDs (still expected later this year)
- Automobile and home digital keys
- Korean Air boarding passes
- A monitoring cryptocurrency portfolio via Samsung Blockchain Wallet
