alt Hacker NewsTap to pay is mostly NFC? So is there an alternative app?
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jordand • last Tuesday at 11:46 PM
Curve Pay has worked well for me. Only good alternative as it doesn't depend on Google Play Services too
cyberax • yesterday at 5:32 AM
I extracted a chip (by dissolving the plastic in acetone) from my card and glued it to the wriststrap of my Pebble watch :)
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wolvoleo • last Tuesday at 10:57 PM
Yes you can use Curve pay.
Edit: Apparently that's Europe only? I'm in Europe so yeah. I didn't know that.
dgrabla • yesterday at 9:05 AM
Paypay works as well (at least in Germany)
vrganj • last Tuesday at 10:55 PM
There's Curve Pay in Europe. In the US, I'm not sure.
Garmin Pay, Samsung pay if you have a compatible bank and card, PayPal in Germany and sometimes banks' own systems.
I had a very weird (bad) experience with Curve support so I couldn't recommend it.
NFC payments work, it's only Google who claims a phone not patched for 8 years is safe and secure, but phone with working hardware attestation and patched 6 months ahead of everyone else is insecure.