Google fixes broken Express Pay tap-to-pay feature on Pixel Watch

Google has issued a fix for a bug that was preventing Pixel Watch users from using Express Pay without opening the Google Wallet app. Express Pay, rolled out in March, allows tap-to-pay and transit access with one hand directly from the watch face. Users of the Pixel Watch 4 first reported the issue earlier in July on Reddit.

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Express Pay is a relatively new Pixel Watch feature that lets users tap to pay without opening the Google Wallet app.

Several users reported earlier this month that Express Pay wasn’t working as intended.

Google now says it’s resolved the issue.

Back in March, Google rolled out a great little quality of life improvement for Pixel Watch called Express Pay . Express Pay lets you optionally access tap-to-pay and transit options without having to first open the Google Wallet app, making it easier to use those features with one hand. That feature broke for some users earlier this month, but now, Google says it’s issued a fix.

User goo_mason posted to the Pixel Watch subreddit early in July to say that Express Pay wasn’t working for them, with their Pixel Watch 4 still requiring the Google Wallet app to be in the foreground to access tap-to-pay functionality. A handful of users commented to say they were experiencing the same issue. The PixelCommunity account replied to the post this morning to say that the issue had been resolved, though the comment doesn’t mention how.

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