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Google Wallet on the Verizon Galaxy S III?

Now that it's rooted, has anyone tried loading up Google Wallet on the Verizon Galaxy S III to see if it works? It stands to reason that since it works on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus it should work on the Galaxy S III as well. I have the Sprint GS III currently and the Verizon one should be in my hands by Monday, hopefully the wallet.apk on the Sprint version will work on the Verizon version? I'll give it a go.

I was actually wondering if the Sprint version would work on the Verizon myself. I plan to try it when I get my GSIII on Monday. I know some of the people that had tried similar on other carriers were having issues connecting to the Google Wallet server, but the majority seemed to be able to make it work. Then there's also the issue of potentially frying the secure element.

I attempted to sideload it, and it told me Wallet wasn't approved for the device/carrier. :/

Any update on this ?

This might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758288

And this will help you even more:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083

So to verify, balances dont transfer between phones? I have about $40 on my Gnex, but when I signed in with my account its just showing $10 on the SIII.
Also I've just noticed that if I look under transactions it shows where I've added the credit using my Gnex, why wouldn't it transfer over?

ilogik said:
So to verify, balances dont transfer between phones? I have about $40 on my Gnex, but when I signed in with my account its just showing $10 on the SIII.
Also I've just noticed that if I look under transactions it shows where I've added the credit using my Gnex, why wouldn't it transfer over?
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You need to call the number in the Wallet app to have your funds transferred over.
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I've tested it at lunch today and was able to pay, yay

Leave it to Verizon to Neuter the S7

Been looking over the user manuals on the Samsung site.Looks like once again Verizon has removed the stock Samsung browser which also prevents using your finger print to log into internet sites as well as no smart manager and no find my mobile.Maybe more things that I have not noticed yet.Wished I lived in an area that had decent T-Mobile,Sprint or AT&T service.

Yeah, I switched to tmobs. Havent looked back. So much better, unlocked bootloader and all!!

U should also mention the unlimited data and better coverage! (Locations may vary, but CA it's a guaranteed)
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Sigh. That and the tramp stamp.

As soon as I get back from my next contract in Afghanistan, I'll be switching to T-Mobile for good.
Have to buy out my Verizon "Edge" and Contract........ stupid choices....

bassahaulic said:
As soon as I get back from my next contract in Afghanistan, I'll be switching to T-Mobile for good.
Have to buy out my Verizon "Edge" and Contract........ stupid choices....
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Let tmobile buy it out *thumbsup*

Shoulon said:
Let tmobile buy it out *thumbsup*
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That's what I did. Best move ever. The best part is when vzw tried to get me to stay
Why are you leaving sir?
Because I'm going to be paying half as much for twice the data
Well sir, it looks like you only use 5 gigs a month, you don't need that extra data..
So your argument to get me to stay is that I don't use enough? I used 5 gigs because that's what I have and I'm responsible. Plus the overages are insane.
Well sir, at least give us a chance to try to match it.
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Their best offer was actually $20 more than what I was already paying when I decided to leave lol. Verizon is delusional. Anybody that stays with them is throwing money away.

I travel all over the US for work, and tmobile is **** compared to Verizon in MANY areas I go to. I have both a tmobile and Verizon phone with me on these trips, and while it is getting less common, there are still many times my tmobile phone doesn't work and my Verizon one does.
So it isn't as black and white as people with Verizon are "throwing away money"...
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Why did VZW remove the Samsung browser, etc etc ?

What I really don't understand is why Samsung doesn't offer their internet browser in their store?

shadow82x said:
What I really don't understand is why Samsung doesn't offer their internet browser in their store?
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Probably some kind of agreement with Verizon or Google.

My guess would be because of the add-blocking extensions

Samsung browser is in the play store.

IMMORTALKING69 said:
Samsung browser is in the play store.
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I think this was supposed to help cut down on bloat too. But I read a lot of the Sammy apps are in the play store or the galaxy app store.

Verizon users can't access it in the play store either.

Couldn't you just get a S7 from another carrier or the unlocked international variant and then activate it on Verizon?

don't know if it works that easily. I would have, but i didn't bother chancing it since I went full price.
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Luckily side loading doesn't require root. I don't see any reason why this couldn't be side loaded if Verizon really does block this from the Play Store. Didn't Verizon get sued some years back for blocking apps on the Play Store?

Verizon doesn't block it from the store on the s6 and ad blocker was put back in the store by Google last I heard
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So has anyone tried installing it from the play store or sideloaded with any success?

Will I be eligible for the free wireless charger from Samsung ??

Hi to all
Just signed up a 2 year phone contract with Telus on April 14, 2016 and got myself a brand new Samsung S7. Since I didn't buy it right out from Samsung store, may I know will I still eligible to receive a free wireless charger from Samsung at https://pages.samsung.com/galaxyGift?carrier=telus
Please kindly advise ASAP.

I think it should be ok, I purchased my device from tmobile and qualified for the gifts. Just make sure you provide all the info they need.
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Is this available in the United States? The website only allows Provinces.

For the link, it is only for Telus users. If you want to get whatever gifts they are offering for other cell service providers, you have to change the end of the link to whatever your cell service provider is. Though, it doesn't look like they are offering anything for Verizon users with the Galaxy S7.

I changed the link for Bell and looks like a Gear VR is offered on the page! Awesome!

Samsung Pay on the Gear LTE requires it on the phone also

From the AT&T user manual...
Note: You must first register cards to Samsung Pay on your connected smartphone. For more information, refer to the mobile device’s user manual.​
So no Samsung phone, no Samsung Pay on your Gear because Samsung Pay currently doesn't work on anything but flagship-class Samsung phones.

Thanks for the information, that's what I was very curious about.

With no disrespect intended, are you posting this based on personal experience? I'm asking because there's a lot of speculation, based on conflicting information posted online, and we're now (hopefully today) at the point where we should be able to get first hand accounts.

I have spoken with Samsung via chat. Picked up my watch this am. Chat guy says the Samsung pay app for non-Samsung phones will be released next week. He said it will show up in the gear app.

yessirrom said:
I have spoken with Samsung via chat. Picked up my watch this am. Chat guy says the Samsung pay app for non-Samsung phones will be released next week. He said it will show up in the gear app.
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That's great news

afblangley said:
With no disrespect intended, are you posting this based on personal experience? I'm asking because there's a lot of speculation, based on conflicting information posted online, and we're now (hopefully today) at the point where we should be able to get first hand accounts.
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I am...I have a pixel xl and note 5. Samsung pay works well with the note, but does not show up on the pixel.
Charlie

Here is a screenshot from my chat today with Samsung. They state an update will be available by the end of the month

marcjames513 said:
Here is a screenshot from my chat today with Samsung. They state an update will be available by the end of the month
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Seriously? A chat with a minimum wage CSR that's likely in an Asian offshore call center? The same CSR's that have no idea about today's launch delivery schedule? What I posted was right out of AT&T's Gear S3 LTE user manual. I'd go with that over a chat with a CSR.
That said, if Samsung is launching Samsung Pay for non-Samsung phones app that's a whole different discussion. When/if that happens certain TBD non-Samsung phones can provide the tethering support necessary for Samsung Pay to work on the Gear. When/if is a big deal though. Samsung Pay for the Gear S2 was announced when it was launched. It took a year for it to be released. Hopefully Samsung Pay for non-Samsung phones doesn't suffer the same fate timing wise. It's kind of an interesting model when/if it comes to be. A NFC only Pixel owner with Samsung Pay installed could suddenly have MST access via their Gear in a gazillion more places. That can't make Google who is pushing Android Pay very happy.
But the reality is, until a non-Samsung phone Android Samsung Pay app is launched, Samsung Pay on the Gear S3 won't work without a Samsung flagship phone associated with it.

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Seriously? A chat with a minimum wage CSR that's likely in an Asian offshore call center? The same CSR's that have no idea about today's launch delivery schedule? What I posted was right out of AT&T's Gear S3 LTE user manual. I'd go with that over a chat with a CSR.
That said, if Samsung is launching Samsung Pay for non-Samsung phones app that's a whole different discussion. When/if that happens certain TBD non-Samsung phones can provide the tethering support necessary for Samsung Pay to work on the Gear. When/if is a big deal though. Samsung Pay for the Gear S2 was announced when it was launched. It took a year for it to be released. Hopefully Samsung Pay for non-Samsung phones doesn't suffer the same fate timing wise. It's kind of an interesting model when/if it comes to be. A NFC only Pixel owner with Samsung Pay installed could suddenly have MST access via their Gear in a gazillion more places. That can't make Google who is pushing Android Pay very happy.
But the reality is, until a non-Samsung phone Android Samsung Pay app is launched, Samsung Pay on the Gear S3 won't work without a Samsung flagship phone associated with it.
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Breathe. It'll be OK.
No one says it's currently working I've asked multiple people and get the same answer. Take it for what it's worth. Multiple tweets from @samsungpayus say the same thing.
If it's only NFC and MST then oh well, buy something else if you're not satisfied.

There is a Samsung Pay app in the Gear App that is separate from the Samsung Pay app that runs on a Samsung smartphone. I can't say whether or not it works on non-Samsung phones because I have a Galaxy S7 but it is definitely a separate app. (I had to register my card in it, even though the card was already registered in the Samsung Pay app on my phone.)

Samsung Pay UK works with US Credit Cards & MST

Update: There was some debate about MST being disabled since it wasn't implemented in the UK. I just used it at a Circle K with an ancient swipe terminal and it worked fine.
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So as we know Samsung Pay finally launched in the UK. Today I got my new BTU (UK) phone to replace the one with a pink screen. On the pink screen phone I had previously installed the U.S. Samsung Pay and Samsung Pay Framework apps I backed-up from my AT&T S8+. I never got past the start screen because I'm assuming S Pay detected I was using a UK phone with a U.S. account. When the UK version of S Pay was released Samsung Apps offered me an update but the install failed because the UK Pay app was incompatible with the U.S. Pay framework. The framework app gives itself administrator privileges that aren't user accessible so it can never be uninstalled so I couldn't get the UK framework which the UK S Pay app requires. So no love.
On the new non-pink phone I installed the UK S Pay and framework apps. When initializing the phone I intentionally didn't login to my Samsung Account figuring it would bias my phone to the U.S. At the S Pay welcome screen I entered my U.S. Samsung Account credentials. It initialized fine albeit with the S Pay interface tailored to the UK. In the "add card" section it asks what country the card being added is from and I obviously entered the United States. The rest of the add card process was normal and I validated the addition of the cards with my bank. Here's the result.
For whatever reason Samsung didn't implement MST in the UK, only NFC. I'm betting that carries over no matter wherever a UK phone is used. I'll try it tomorrow on a MST terminal to see if that's true. I'll also try it on a NFC terminal to make sure it works but I can't see why it wouldn't. The UK S Pay app has UK membership cards (EG: Tesco) pre-loaded but you can add your own cards manually. It has "deals" but that's obviously useless in the U.S. There are no "rewards."
I have a Gear S3 which works with MST and gives me access to rewards so I'm OK with my phone being NFC only if that turns out to be the case. Someone less lazy then me can try and use the U.S. S Pay app with the UK S Pay framework to see if they're compatible. I'm guessing they aren't. Someone with a UK phone may want to try the U.S. app and framework apps on a virgin (never tried to use S Pay of any origin) now that S Pay's been released to see if anything's changed. I'm guessing not.
Oh well, some Samsung Pay is better than none and I can use my phone for the tube the next time I'm in the UK. Only S Pay supported MST anyway so it's not like a NFC-only version isn't competitive with everything else out there.

So I have the same BTU model here in the USA you. When they released Samsung pay I just went ahead and installed it from the Galaxy apps store. It installed find and I could add my Chase card to it.
When I tried to use it in a place that does not accept NFC payments, it failed. The register gave an error "error reading card number". The owner of the place said it never worked for anyone else either so I'm not sure if it's the missing MST component or the card reader at the store. I have not tried to use S Pay anywhere else but i'll probably give it another try in another place and report back.

clubtech said:
So I have the same BTU model here in the USA you. When they released Samsung pay I just went ahead and installed it from the Galaxy apps store. It installed find and I could add my Chase card to it.
When I tried to use it in a place that does not accept NFC payments, it failed. The register gave an error "error reading card number". The owner of the place said it never worked for anyone else either so I'm not sure if it's the missing MST component or the card reader at the store. I have not tried to use S Pay anywhere else but i'll probably give it another try in another place and report back.
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MST was deliberately disabled in Samsung Pay for the UK only.

Skander1998 said:
MST was deliberately disabled in Samsung Pay for the UK only.
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Was this actually confirmed ?

clubtech said:
Was this actually confirmed ?
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https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...explained-how-does-it-work-card-a7737321.html
“For the UK launch, we’re going to focus on NFC and then we’ll look for opportunities to bring MST later on,” Kyle Brown, Samsung’s head of technology, content and launch management for the UK and Ireland, told The Independent.
“The UK market is very much trending towards NFC, which is why we’re focusing on that for Samsung Pay. Right now, we’re looking at whether we can use MST for loyalty cards or something like that in the future.”

Skander1998 said:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...explained-how-does-it-work-card-a7737321.html
“For the UK launch, we’re going to focus on NFC and then we’ll look for opportunities to bring MST later on,” Kyle Brown, Samsung’s head of technology, content and launch management for the UK and Ireland, told The Independent.
“The UK market is very much trending towards NFC, which is why we’re focusing on that for Samsung Pay. Right now, we’re looking at whether we can use MST for loyalty cards or something like that in the future.”
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Thanks for this. With MST being disabled, I don't see any advantage in using this vs. Android pay in the US.

clubtech said:
Thanks for this. With MST being disabled, I don't see any advantage in using this vs. Android pay in the US.
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You could flash another country's firmware and hope it enables MST. Though I'm not sure if there's any country with the 950/955F models with Samsung Pay.

clubtech said:
Thanks for this. With MST being disabled, I don't see any advantage in using this vs. Android pay in the US.
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It's disabled in the app not on the phone. I haven't rebuilt my non-pink phone yet so I tried replacing the UK framework and app with the U.S. versions to see if once S Pay was on the phone if they'd work. Same problems I had with my pink phone - Samsung Pay (U.S.) launches but hangs on the start screen. So it looks like NFC or nothing for BTU phones.

MST works in the U.S. Since you have to specify a country when initially registering cards in the S Pay app maybe MST being enabled or disabled is determined by the credit cards origin vs. what country the phone or S Pay app belongs to.

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MST works in the U.S. Since you have to specify a country when initially registering cards in the S Pay app maybe MST being enabled or disabled is determined by the credit cards origin vs. what country the phone or S Pay app belongs to.
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I'm a bit confused. were you able to use MST with your BTU phones in the US with a US credit card?
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clubtech said:
I'm a bit confused. were you able to use MST with your BTU phones in the US with a US credit card?
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Yep. It was an ancient pre-chip magnetic terminal. I have a Gear S3 with S Pay and the charge I made on my phone counted toward my status in Samsung Rewards. S Pay is so funky though. When I loaded the S Pay app and framework I copied from my AT&T S8 on to my BTU phone it never let me get past the splash screen. But I got an e-mail from S Pay saying I added a SM-G955 to my S Pay account even though I couldn't access the U.S. app on my UK phone.
My S Pay info on my UK phone shows my U.S. account and original registration date. There's something funky going on in the background we're not privy to in the way Samsung Pay's implemented regionally. Maybe the UK S Pay app takes in to account how many UK users travel to the U.S. or live in both places and they've made allowances for that. In all my research on using S Pay in the U.S. on a non-U.S. phone it never worked as simply as it does with UK phones. The only thing we're missing is Deals and Rewards but payment and loyalty cards work the same as on the U.S. version.

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Yep. It was an ancient pre-chip magnetic terminal. I have a Gear S3 with S Pay and the charge I made on my phone counted toward my status in Samsung Rewards. S Pay is so funky though. When I loaded the S Pay app and framework I copied from my AT&T S8 on to my BTU phone it never let me get past the splash screen. But I got an e-mail from S Pay saying I added a SM-G955 to my S Pay account even though I couldn't access the U.S. app on my UK phone.
My S Pay info on my UK phone shows my U.S. account and original registration date. There's something funky going on in the background we're not privy to in the way Samsung Pay's implemented regionally. Maybe the UK S Pay app takes in to account how many UK users travel to the U.S. or live in both places and they've made allowances for that. In all my research on using S Pay in the U.S. on a non-U.S. phone it never worked as simply as it does with UK phones. The only thing we're missing is Deals and Rewards but payment and loyalty cards work the same as on the U.S. version.
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You mention your gear S3. Did you pay with the phone or the watch?
The watch has always worked for me when it was connect to my UK 8+.
When I tried to pay with the phone by holding it to the terminal it errored out for some reason.
If you did pay with your phone, is your phone 100% stock (BTU)? You mentioned loading the at&t framework so it's not very clear. I have not done that. My phone is 100% stock with Samsung pay installed from the Samsung Galaxy apps store.
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You mention your gear S3. Did you pay with the phone or the watch?
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Seriously? My phone. The only reason I mentioned the watch is because the Gear S Pay app offers rewards and counts the number of payments you make to reach tier status. The MST transaction I made on my phone showed up as purchase in the Gear S Pay app's transaction counter which means they are both operating off of the same U.S. S Pay account. If my UK phone had a separate S Pay account purchases wouldn't be recognized in my U.S. S Pay rewards program. And there is no UK rewards program. So S Pay on my phone is behaving as if it was the U.S. version (minus U.S. deals and rewards being visible).
This is the Gear S Pay app. I had 14 purchases this morning before using my phone's S Pay app at Circle K. So there's no question both my phone and Gear are using the same U.S. S Pay account. And there's no relationship between the Gear and phone S Pay apps. Cards are added and maintained completely independently as are individual transactions.

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Seriously? My phone. The only reason I mentioned the watch is because the Gear S Pay app offers rewards and counts the number of payments you make to reach tier status. The MST transaction I made on my phone showed up as purchase in the Gear S Pay app's transaction counter which means they are both operating off of the same U.S. S Pay account. If my UK phone had a separate S Pay account purchases wouldn't be recognized in my U.S. S Pay rewards program. And there is no UK rewards program. So S Pay on my phone is behaving as if it was the U.S. version (minus U.S. deals and rewards being visible).
This is the Gear S Pay app. I had 14 purchases this morning before using my phone's S Pay app at Circle K. So there's no question both my phone and Gear are using the same U.S. S Pay account. And there's no relationship between the Gear and phone S Pay apps. Cards are added and maintained completely independently as are individual transactions.
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Thanks you for clarifying. I'm going to give another try then!
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clubtech said:
Thanks you for clarifying. I'm going to give another try then!
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Keep in mind some stores block MST at the terminal. Walmart's an example. If a credit card has a chip in it you can't use it magnetically via MST. The same applies if the chipped card is physically swiped - it kicks back an error. There must be some type of flag in the magnetic encoding (which S Pay emulates) of chipped cards that alerts the terminal a chip is present. I can use my chipped credit card via MST at Costco's chip-enabled terminals so it's definitely a merchant rules thing. I can also use my non-chipped debit card at Walmart via MST which I'll be trying with my phone this afternoon.
Update: Used MST again at a Winn Dixie with a chip reading terminal.

thanks for the info, I was waiting forever and was pissed to hear no MST support although UK and US still need it. I will try it at Kroger or some gas station tomorrow

update: I tried it at a store I am 95% certain doesn't have NFC readers and it read like a card asking for pin code, super quick and felt powerful, I just hate that certain retailers reject it ugh

I took the update to S Pay UK that's on Samsung Apps. MST still works.

XEU S8 UK
BarryH_GEG said:
I took the update to S Pay UK that's on Samsung Apps. MST still works.
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Could you please let me know what SPAY and Framwark apks are you using?
I got my S8 Exynos from EBAY, Samsung pay didn't work because I had the AFG CSC, so I reset the phone with a UK sim in it and that changed the CSC to XEU (UK).
Now when I open Spay it keeps saying look for the NFC tag on the device at point of purchase.. no MST... I didn't try it here in the US yet.
I have the Dual Sim phone with AT&T and a UK sims inside.
when I tried to install the US apk from the APKMIRROR I couldn't go past the first screen when I open the app.
Any suggestions how to get it work on my phone.
Thank you for your time and help
Best,
Joe

J o s e p h said:
Could you please let me know what SPAY and Framwark apks are you using?
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S Pay = 2.7.21
Framework = 2.7.5