14 DAY TRIAL // Google officially launched Android Pay in the US a few weeks ago, as the “simple and secure way to pay with your Android phone at over one million locations across the US.”
The search giant is probably going to talk it some more during its press event scheduled for September 29, when Android 6.0 Marshmallow is set to go live.
Well, if you were wondering which phones will be getting Android Pay support in the near future, HTC has already provided a list of devices with which you’ll be able to pay across the country.
The device maker also talked a little about the security feature that will help keep your financial information protected. Apparently, card details won’t be stored and each user will be assigned a “virtual account number,” which is a protective layer of abstractization that should keep your details safe.
The following phones support Android Pay
Moving on to the supported phones, the One M7, One M8 and One M9 will be getting Android Pay support under all four major carriers in the US, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Other devices compatible with the service are the AT&T HTC Desire Eye and Desire 626, Sprint’s One E8, One Max, Desire 616 and Desire 816, T-Mobile’s Nexus 9, and Verizon’s own Nexus 9 and Desire 626 models.
Google already confirmed that supported Android devices would work regardless of the mobile carrier the customer uses, and that’s exactly what HTC is showing us now.
Android Pay is supposed to support credit and debit cards from the four major payment networks: American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. These cards are issued by some of the most popular US banks and credit unions, including American Express, Bank of America, Discover Navy Federal Credit Union, PNC, Regions Bank, USAA, and US Bank.
It’s also worth mentioning that previous Google Wallet users will be able to access Android Pay via an update to the Wallet application. On the other hand, new users will be able to download Android Pay for free via Google Play Store.
So, are you planning to use your HTC handset in order to make payments?