Security-wise that is significantly worse. Google Pay generates a random card number per transaction and isn’t active when the phone is locked.
I keep my credit cards in an NFC blocking sleeves because the passive NFC can’t be turned off. Someone could literally bump into you and cause a transaction.
Apparently nobody here realizes that Meet is the video chat app for Google’s enterprise work (and school) suite of apps.
It’s not going anywhere…
You and I have wildly different definitions of the word “many” lol
Wut. Why would they bother when your cellular connection is constantly pinging all towers to literally triangulate your location? Why do something much more complicated to get data they already have?
The real answer is they are a multi billion dollar company with telemetry. Obviously, the vast majority of people never turn off WiFi or Bluetooth. Most people want quick access to connect to a WiFi network or Bluetooth device, not to toggle either off.
The thing about “knowing just enough to be dangerous” is typically the person doesn’t realize that’s all they know.
That’s really only true if you are smarter and more knowledgeable than the security team of the phone OEM… and you unroot after you have made changes.
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Bummer. Maybe there will be more options when Android 15 launches, it is adding the option to choose the default wallet app.