Google Wallet now lets you share your boarding passes with a web or app link

Google Wallet now lets you share your boarding passes with a web or app link،

Google Wallet for Android is now rolling out a new feature that lets users share boarding passes and event tickets with others via a link. This feature, which was first revealed as part of the July Android system updates, provides a convenient way to share passes with friends and family members, especially those who don’t have not installed the Google Wallet app on their devices.

As reported 9to5Google, when opening an airline boarding pass or event pass, a share icon can now be displayed at the top left. This will open the system sharing sheet, where you can select the desired recipient to share the pass with.

Once you select the recipient, Google Wallet will generate a unique link for the pass, which you can then share via any messaging app or email. This link can either open the pass in the recipient’s own Wallet app, or, in the case of someone who doesn’t have an Android device, on a web page with a QR code. Please note that this will trigger a warning that once you have shared a pass, you cannot cancel it.

This is a very convenient addition because it allows you to view and save a pass on any device, including desktops and iOS devices. This is particularly useful for boarding passes, as it means recipients do not need to have the Google Wallet app installed on their devices to access their boarding pass or when a family member downloaded all the family cards on one device.

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Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that this feature works with all airline boarding passes or event tickets yet. Google Support Site contains instructions on how to share passes, but provides no details on the requirements for a pass to be “shareable”. As of today, some boarding and event passes on the app, as well as tickets and loyalty cards, continue to indicate that they cannot be shared.

The new link-based pass sharing feature in Google Wallet seems like a convenient and easy-to-use way to share passes with others and I see many cases where it will become very useful. Hopefully this feature continues to roll out and a clearer list becomes available as to what types of passes can be used with it.