Wear OS is working to make scanning transit passes completely seamless (APK

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• Google Wallet on Wear OS smartwatches lets you save transit passes.
• To use a pass, right now you have to open Wallet, find the pass, and tap.
• Wear OS may soon let you scan your unlocked watch to use passes without needing to open the Wallet app first.

When we’re looking at technological advancements, it’s all too easy to fall into trap where we confuse progress for improvement. After all, there can be a million different ways of tackling a given problem, but just because one users fancier, more modern technology than another doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s also better. Today, however, we’re looking at one potential change that sounds like an unambiguous win, as Wear OS looks to improve your access to transit passes.

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