Google Wallet To End NFC On Non-KitKat Devices

By  |  March 18, 2014
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On April 14, Google Wallet’s Near Field Communication “tap-and-pay” service reportedly will stop running on any smartphone running on 4.3 Jelly Bean or earlier operating system.

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    As of that date, only phones operating with 4.4 KitKat operating system will be able to use the tap-and-function, reports ubergizmo.com.

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    “On the newest version of Android, tap and pay works with different technology for an improved experience,” Google said in a statement. “As a result, starting on A​p​ril 1​4, 2​0​1​4, tap and pay will no longer work for devices with older Android versions. … Tap and pay will be available for most devices running Android 4.4 KitKat.

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