It was illogical, but it’s now fixed. Samsung announced a few days ago the merger between its Samsung Pass and Samsung Pay applications. The goal? Gather under the aegis of a single Samsung Wallet application all your credit (or debit) cards, coupons, tickets, boarding pass, or loyalty cards. Until now, these different cards were distributed more or less fairly between the two platforms mentioned above. Samsung smartphone users were therefore forced to switch regularly from one to the other.
As specified Engadget, Samsung will also allow its Wallet application to manage the identifiers saved for the sites and applications visited. In the same vein, virtual keys and other access cards in digital format can be added to Samsung Wallet. An interesting novelty to unlock or start certain vehicles (Samsung collaborates in particular with BMW, Genesis, Hyundai or Kia), but also to unlock connected locks (to access a hotel room for example).
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Available now in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, the Samsung Wallet application will then be able to manage identity documents, such as student cards or driver’s license from certain states and countries. Finally, we learn that the application will also allow users to keep an eye on some of their assets, particularly in terms of cryptocurrencies. Of course, all of these documents will be securely saved using the Samsung Knox platform.
If you had already installed the Samsung Pay and Pass applications on your device, the latter become superfluous. You will also be asked to migrate to Samsung Wallet during the next launch. A relatively quick operation. This useful overhaul for the user had been requested for a long time… and had been anticipated for a few months. A relative surprise, then, but more than welcome.