{"id":128150,"date":"2025-11-11T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/128150\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T21:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:14:10","slug":"google-wallet-might-soon-sync-private-passes-between-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/128150\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wallet might soon sync private passes between devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"google wallet custom passes hero 2\"  alt=\"Custom passes in Google Wallet.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/google-wallet-custom-passes-hero-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Google Wallet\u2019s \u201cprivate passes\u201d \u2014 government IDs, health insurance cards, et cetera \u2014 don\u2019t currently sync between devices.<br \/>\nCode found in Google Play services indicates that may be changing.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s unclear when private pass syncing may be released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/what-is-google-wallet-3333721\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Wallet<\/a> supports a document type Google calls <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/wallet\/generic-private-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">generic private passes<\/a>. As opposed to other pass types \u2014 store loyalty cards or concert tickets, for example \u2014 private passes come with extra security features meant to help keep critical information attached to documents like government IDs or health insurance cards private. One of those security features is that private passes can only exist on a single device at one time, but it looks like that could be changing.<\/p>\n<p>Experimenting with the latest version of Google Play services, we spotted code that indicates Google Wallet might soon incorporate features that will allow users to transfer private passes between devices, or even sync them between multiple concurrent devices.<\/p>\n<p>A few flags found in code for version 25.45.33 of Google Play services point to this in-progress private pass sharing functionality:<\/p>\n<p>Code<\/p>\n<p>Copy TextPrivatePassSync__enable_generic_private_pass_sync<\/p>\n<p>Code<\/p>\n<p>Copy TextPrivatePassSync__enable_pass_migration<\/p>\n<p>Code<\/p>\n<p>Copy TextPrivatePassSync__enabled<\/p>\n<p>As of now, signing into Google Wallet on a new device will sync\u00a0some passes, such as boarding passes and store gift cards. Private passes don\u2019t automatically populate on new devices, meaning that if you were using Wallet to store an insurance card or a driver\u2019s license and get a new phone, you have to manually add those documents to Wallet again to use them on the new device.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once this change takes effect, it looks like you\u2019ll have the choice to manually move private passes from one device to another, or to have Wallet automatically sync your private passes to Wallet on any device you\u2019re signed into. Presumably, other security features (like having to scan your fingerprint or enter your PIN to view private pass documents) will be unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>We weren\u2019t able to get these private pass sync features working, and we aren\u2019t sure how far into development they are at the moment. It could be a while until we see private pass syncing in Google Wallet in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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