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Googleannouncedon Wednesday that banter with Android phones can now tap to give at stores using Google Wallet in the United States , United Kingdom , Australia , Spain , and Poland . Parents and guardians in these country can now allow their children to access digital defrayal on their Android gadget with supervision .
tiddler can also use Google Wallet to get at suffer pass , like event tickets , program library cards , and gift menu .
Google notes that a defrayment posting can only be added with parental consent , and that parents will receive an email whenever their nestling makes a dealings . Plus , parents can expend Family Link , Google ’s parental control app , to track their child ’s recent purchases , absent payment carte , and become off approach to passes .
It ’s deserving noting that children will not be able to use Google Wallet to pay for online purchases .
To get start , a child and their parent need to navigate to the Wallet app on the tyke ’s Android phone and tap “ contribute to Wallet ” on the bottom left of their screen . Then , they need to take the “ Payment menu ” option and tap “ New credit rating or debit entry carte du jour . ”
The app will then prompt the parent to verify that they are a parent by lumber into their Google Account . They can then add a citation or debit carte . Once they have done so , the minor can start using the Wallet app for in - store purchases .
The launch does n’t descend as a surprise , as Googleannouncedlast calendar month that it would be introduce the feature this bounce . Google did not comment when require about its plans to expatiate the feature to more region .
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With today ’s proclamation , Google is catching up with Apple , which already allows children to employ Apple Pay for in - store purchases through itsApple Cash Familyservice .
