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TL;DR
- Google’s March Pixel Drop introduces Express Pay, allowing you to check out at retail terminals by turning your Pixel Watch toward a terminal without needing to open the Google Wallet app first.
- Express Pay is exclusively rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2 and newer models.
Smartwatches are improving when it comes to security and now payments as well. A few months ago, we found out that the Pixel Watch might soon auto-lock your phone if you leave it behind. Now, Google is adding another helpful feature called Express Pay, which is designed to speed up checkout lines.
With its latest feature rollout and the March Pixel Drop, Google announced that you’ll soon be able to pay by just turning and tapping your watch at a retail terminal. This means you won’t need to open the Wallet app first.