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- Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes.
- Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing.
- This may be an early test of limited support for scannable custom passes on smartwatches.
You’ve been able to add photo-based passes to Google Wallet on your phone for a while now, but none of these types of passes appeared on Wear OS smartwatches when you open the app. However, some early signs suggest this might be starting to change.
A new Reddit post appears to show one of these custom passes showing up in Google Wallet on a smartwatch. The interface is in Spanish, and the pass includes a label that translates to “Press to scan,” suggesting it’s the kind of pass that contains a barcode or QR code. The other screenshot below shows a disclaimer explaining that the pass was created with a photo and that some of its information might not be visible on the watch, with a prompt to open it on your phone for the full view.