Google Wallet
Google Wallet is the Android app that stores payment cards, tickets, boarding passes and loyalty cards. For a café, salon or restaurant it is where Android customers keep the business's loyalty card, next to the cards they pay with.
What Google Wallet is
Google Wallet is Google's counterpart to Apple Wallet. Businesses issue passes to it through a save link or button, and the pass then shows a barcode or QR code, the current balance and short updates. On Android, a Rewardly card goes to Google Wallet: the customer opens your join link or scans the QR code, fills in a short form and taps save. Every stamp or purchase updates the card on the phone.
How it works for a café, salon or restaurant
- A café puts its join QR code at the till, and Android customers save the card while they wait.
- A salon sends the join link with the booking confirmation, so the card is ready before the first visit.
- A restaurant shows each member's balance on the card, so guests see what they have before they order.
What to watch
Some Android phones are sold without Google services and cannot use Google Wallet, so a few customers may not be able to save the card; have a plan for them, such as a paper card at the till. Test your card on a real Android phone before launch, because Google lays out passes differently from Apple.
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