Google Wallet’s digital portfolio is now compatible with passports. This application, which is already widely used by many users due to the comfort it provides to be transported Payment cards, passages, items, keys or even identification documents Surely, he has just incorporated the support for passports although in a limited way both in the functionality and in availability.
Here we will explain everything you need to know if you want to take a passport on Google Wallet. It is not easy how to add it to the app and use it at airports or in the places where they require itSo read the following information carefully to avoid a surprise.
Google Wallet’s passport is not official and does not work in all countries
Although it may seem very useful to add the passport to Google Wallet, it has small letters. To begin with, Google Wallet Passport has no total validity in any country in the worldAt least for now. What is it then? It can be useful for some non -governmental questions that ask for a passport to control your identity, as well as for some specific national airports.
However, in no international airport or crossing will accept your digital passport with Google Wallet. You will have to continue presenting the physical document in legal or official procedures. And it must be understood that what Google Wallet does is generate “an identification passage”, which It is not issued by the government and does not replace the physical passport.
Currently, these identification steps generated by Google Wallet with passports They are only available in the United Stateswhere they work for some national flights in some airports (here you can See the list of states that admit digital passports in the United States).
When will Google Wallet arrive in Spain?
We have no information on the compatibility of Spanish passports with Google Wallet. At the moment, it is an exclusive function for the United States. Google should implement this functionality in Spain and throughout EuropeBut there are no indications of when this could happen.
How to add the passport to Google Wallet
To add the passport to Google Wallet it is necessary to meet only three requirements: Android 9 or higher, NFC and a valid passport of a country where the function is available (only uses, for now). If you meet these requirements, follow these steps to add the passport to the digital wallet:
- Open Google Wallet on your mobile phone.
- Press the button Add to the wallet In the lower right corner.
- Select Id> Id Pase and play inside Start.
- After accepting the conditions, follow the instructions that appear on the screen for Scan the passport information pageAs well as the safety chip that is in the background.
- Then, They will ask you to record your face as a safety measure.
- Finally, click on Continue> done.
Now Google will check the loaded information and approve (or not) the digital passport. You will receive a notification with the result. Keep it in mind You can have your digitized passport only in a single smartphone at the same time. If you want to add it to another phone, you will have to make the passport. You can do it from the app or from the Your personal information settings on Google.
