[2015-06-03] Will Google Android Pay Accept Bitcoin?

[tyz]

Google may allow Android users to pay with bitcoin soon. The company just announced Google Android Pay: not a separate app but a platform. The new platform allows a designer to incorporate Android Pay into an app using an API provided by Google.

Would be great for Bitcoin in my opinion.

https://bitcoinnewsmagazine.com/will-google-android-pay-accept-bitcoin/

[thedictator]

This is Great news

[tiggytomb]

This is a great move, will certainly promote bitcon awareness

[PolarPoint]

The article title is a question. So it's guess a wild guess and likely be a no. Don't get your hope up. I would like google to accept bitcoin, but I think it would not be soon. With the fork glooming over bitcoin, google is not likely to make a move this risky.

[1Referee]

A Reddit post notes that “apps like Circle or Coinbase [could] use Android Pay APIs to pay for purchases in stores using NFC, instantly converting Bitcoin to fiat.” Some participants in the ensuing discussion thread express frustration at the ongoing mainstreaming of the Bitcoin space and fears that it will be controlled by the usual suspects, the financial establishment and corporate giants.

I'm not a user of Circle & Coinbase, so not sure how paying via them works. Will you be able to pay via your balance on one of these exchanges? If so, that would be amazing.

Via that way you don't need to wait for confirmations, no matter how large the purchase amount is. Much better than currently paying with a wallet on your mobile.

[crazyearner]

Will be another leap forward for Bitcoin going more mainstream people seeing the Bitcoin logo on Droid market to pay for stuff will wonder what it is good free advertising for Bitcoin well done Droid market if they do go ahead will be another massive step in becoming global.