FP4: google wallet is a pain

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Hello,

after the Android 15 update on my FP4, there appears this window (or similar ones), pushing me to configure google wallet/pay.

I do not want to use these things, and the app is not even installed.

This is very annoying situation, because this window pops up several times a day.

I would be pleased to get some useful hints from you.

Best regards

Wolfgang

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Nobody is pushing you to anything. yau just opened the app Gogle Wallet, probably using the short cut on the lock screen.

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Hello Incanus,

the app Google Wallet is not installed on my FP4.

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As shown in your picture, it is.

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If you’re bothered by the app you can try to deactivate the app via ADB commands.

  • enable debugging
  • connect via ADB in terminal
  • get the package name of the wallet app by executing adb shell pm list packages | grep wallet in the terminal
  • and finally disable the app by adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.nameofyourwalletapp

If these instructions are too unclear for you, you have to wait until I have more time to give detailed instructions.

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Do you perhaps know how this message is prompted?
From the swipe down quick settings, or from the lock screen? Cause these can be easily edited and perhaps you could then forget about the app.

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Hello Meaghan,

the message is prompted immediately after I unlock the lock screen.

And the strange thing still is, that the app wallet is not installed on my FP4. At least it is not listed in Apps → see all 126 apps.

Thanks, Wolfgang

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Which button do you see in the PlayStore for the Google Wallet app? Install or Uninstall?

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Please check whether the wallet is not added as a shortcut on your lock screen

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this is, whatGoogle PlayStore shows:

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and this is the message on my FP4 - very very strange for me

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I’m wondering that it shows in the text “Google Pay” because it’s the old version of “Google Wallet”. You should check in your apps if Google Pay is installed and uninstall it.

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If you are at this point in your settings, press the “three point menu” in the upper right corner and activate “show system apps” or similar naming. Usually the Google Wallet/Pay app is installed as a system app and can be listed like this, if it is installed.

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Hello all together,

this is a summary:

  • There is no app or system app Google Pay or Google Wallet installed on my FF4.
  • In Google PlayStore the app Google Wallet shows “Installieren”, so is not installed.
  • The app Google Pay is not available for me in PlayStore.
  • The situation started with the upgrade to Android 15, on two FP4s in my family.

Any help / idea ???

Thanks, Wolfgang

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I have Google Wallet installed on my FP4 and here are my observations

  • “Google Wallet” is shown in the list of all apps just like any other normal app, i.e. no need to explicitly select “show system apps”
  • when I open Google Wallet, it shows a similar hint but not identical; for me it’s “Überall mobil bezahlen, wo Google Pay akzeptiert wird” plus a button “Zahlungskarte hinzufĂĽgen”, i.e. the payment method’s name is “Google Pay”, no matter what the app to use it is called (or used to be called)

I didn’t install Google Wallet immediately when I got my FP4. But I have a vague recollection that I’ve also seen hints/notifications by the system from time to time trying to nudge me into using Google Wallet before I had it installed. That was maybe 2 or 3 years ago, so I don’t really remember how that looked like exactly and how often it appeared and if I had found a way to disable it.

Edit: so, yeah, I think this could very well be a not so subtle hint by Android to install Google Wallet and not a sign that it’s already installed without user interaction/consent.
Doesn’t mean I have a solution, though.

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I still believe, that you are using the quick start button on the lock screen or something similar. Because your screen exactly shows what happens after using it without having wallet installed..