Samsung Wallet

Samsung Wallet (Korean: 삼성 월렛) is a digital wallet platform developed by Samsung. It is available for the Samsung Galaxy-exclusive One UI Android operating system, and was announced on February 9, 2022, at the February 2022 Samsung Unpacked event. It combines both Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass.^[1]

Samsung Wallet

Developer(s)	Samsung Electronics
Initial release	June 24, 2022; 15 months ago (2022-06-24)
Operating system	Android Wear OS (Galaxy Watch6 only)
Type	Mobile app
Website	samsung.com/us/samsung-wallet

History

The "Samsung Wallet" brand name was first used for the company's mobile wallet system of the same name, which was introduced in 2013 before being migrated into a new app called Samsung Pay in 2015.^[2] Samsung Wallet now contains the Samsung Pay service for payment cards, alongside other features such as cryptocurrency assets and digital credentials. Although in South Korea both the service and the app are still known as Samsung Pay.

Features

Samsung Wallet allows users to store items such as payment cards, loyalty cards, boarding passes, digital keys, and vaccination cards.^[3] It replaces the old Samsung Pay app on Android-powered Galaxy devices and is currently available in Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Vietnam, UAE, the U.K. and the U.S.^[4][5]

Samsung Wallet also supports a variety of transit cards, such as T-money and cashbee in South Korea, as well as Octopus in Hong Kong. However, due to the region-specific nature of Samsung Wallet, users from other regions are not able to utilize these transit cards from their own devices.^[6]

Comparison between phone and wearable versions

Feature	Android	Wear OS	Notes
Pay with EMV payment cards via Samsung Pay
Store campus identifications			For Android: Campus identifications can still be utilized for up to 24 hours for 15 scans after the device's battery has depleted.^[7]
Store transit cards		Partial
Store coupons
Store memberships
Store boarding passes
Store digital keys			For Android: Digital car keys can still be utilized for 5 hours after the device's battery has depleted.^[7]
Store government-issued credentials

Fast Mode & Battery depletion

As of 2023, car keys, transit cards, and campus IDs are supported types of cards that can be used with Fast Mode. However, Samsung limits some passes if they are the same type or from the same issuer from being used with Fast Mode. For example, a user can only have one campus ID and one car key each set to Fast Mode. This can be mitigated in a sense by using a Galaxy Watch to split the Fast Mode passes between multiple devices. Payment cards can also be used without prior authentication on select transit systems, though that mode is called "Tap & Pay."^{[8] [7]}

Fast Mode cards can be used up to five hours via power reserve after the device has powered off due to a drained battery. The ability to retain usage after battery depletion is not available for any Galaxy Watch model.

Ecosystem

 

Add to Samsung Wallet badge

Samsung Wallet has a passes feature, which exists in a larger ecosystem. Passes are presented in the Menu tab of the app, or can be added to the Quick Access tab. Developers must first be granted access as a Samsung Wallet Partner to the Samsung Wallet Cards API before they can author such items.^[9]

An interaction (or transaction) between a pass and a system is facilitated by a 1D or 2D code, although it requires the customer to initiate the activity. Passes can also contain nothing but plain text or an image.

As of June 2022, Samsung Wallet supports memberships (loyalty cards), gift cards, health passes, and boarding passes. Memberships specifically also allow for users to create their own custom pass.^[10]

In August 2023, Samsung Wallet came to Wear OS for the first time with the launch of the Galaxy Watch6 with partial functionality of the Android app. Tickets, loyalty cards, gift cards, health passes, and boarding passes were supported at launch. Campus IDs began to be supported in September.

Availability

Supported campus identifications

Main article: List of campus identifications in mobile wallets

Supported car & home keys

These home locks & car models can be unlocked via NFC with select Galaxy devices running Android 12 & later for car keys, or Android 11 or later for home keys, most notably the Galaxy S20 or later. In addition, certain car models that support operation via UWB (AKA "passive entry") require an UWB compatible device, such as the Galaxy Z Fold2 & later, or Plus/Ultra models of Galaxy S21 & later devices, for enhanced functionality.^[11][7]

Main article: List of digital keys in mobile wallets

Supported government-issued credentials

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

11 types of electronic certificates and IDs issued by the Government of the Republic of Korea via the Government24 service are supported by Samsung Wallet. These credentials are presented via a QR code.^[12]

• Business Registration Certificate
• Certificate Of Graduation From Elementary/Middle School
• Driving Experience Certificate
• Health Insurance Premium Payment Confirmation
• Health Insurance Qualification Gain/Loss Confirmation
• Health Insurance Qualification Confirmation (Notification)
• National Pension Subscriber Registration Certificate
• Proof Of Income
• Resident Registration Card
• Vaccination Certificate

United States of America

These territories will allow their residents to save their government-issued identification credentials in Samsung Wallet later in October 2023. Once the credential is read, the ID holder must confirm the personal information they wish to share (full name, age, etc.) Users have a choice whether to present via either NFC or QR code. The transmission to the reader device will be completed over BLE after the presentation is fully verified. Samsung has also announced plans for added credentials to be able to be requested by apps to present virtually in 2024.^[13]

•   Arizona
•   Iowa

See also

• Samsung Pay
• Apple Wallet
• Google Wallet
• Google Pay
• List of campus identifications in mobile wallets

References

1. https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-wallet/,. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Petrova, Iskra. "New Samsung Wallet available today with integration of Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, and crypto". Phone Arena. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
3. Lardinois, Frederic (May 11, 2022). "Google launches Google Wallet to help you store your credit cards, tickets and more". TechCrunch. from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
4. Li, Abner (May 11, 2022). "Google Wallet wants to replace your physical wallet (and the old Google Pay app)". 9to5Google. from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
5. "Samsung Wallet Will Be Available in 8 New Markets". news.samsung.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
6. "SAMSUNG PAY | Samsung 대한민국". Samsung sec (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
7. "Samsung Wallet FAQ | Secure Payments and IDs". Samsung us. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
8. "More than a wallet". Samsung Electronics America. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
9. "Samsung Wallet". Samsung Developers. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
10. "Samsung Wallet". Samsung Developers. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
11. "BMW Digital Key now available for Android smartphones". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
12. SamMobile; Shaik, Asif Iqbal (October 5, 2023). "Samsung Wallet gets Government24 ID card integration in Korea". SamMobile. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
13. "Samsung Partners with IDEMIA to Bring Mobile Driver's Licenses to Samsung Wallet – Arizona and Iowa First States to Rollout". Samsung US Newsroom. October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

External links

• Official website