The Pixel Watch now lets you tap to pay without opening the Wallet app

Google has a big update in store for the Pixel Watch, which is coming now Allows you to make a range of payments Just tap your watch at a retail terminal without opening the Wallet app. The feature called Quick Pay is coming to the Pixel Watch 2 and later.

It’s similar To Fast Mode on your Apple Watcha feature that allows you to use compatible cards without activating or unlocking your device. However, Google points out that you’ll need to opt in to use the new Quick Pay feature, and that the watch itself will need to be unlocked to make the payment.

Before this update, Pixel Watch users had to double-tap the device’s crown to open the Wallet app and make a payment. Google already allows Watch users to do this Click to pay for transportation services Without opening the Wallet app.

There are some other features coming to the Pixel Watch 2 and later that make it a more useful companion for your Pixel phone, too. In addition to automatically locking your phone when you’re out of range, Google is adding a feature that will alert you when you leave your phone behind. These features work with Pixel 8 and later.

In addition, Google is trying Make identity verification faster When your watch and phone are connected, allowing you to perform sensitive actions — like turning off Find My Device — by adding a PIN, which Google says will speed up the process. This feature is only available with Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4, Pixel 8 Pro and later (excluding Pixel 8 and Pixel 8A).

Google’s March update also brings Find Hub to the original Pixel Watch and other Wear OS watches, adds new one-handed gestures to the Pixel Watch 3, and expands… Satellite SOS feature on the Pixel Watch 4 To more locations, including Europe, Canada, Hawaii and Alaska.