Android Pay could gain from Apple Pay's momentum and help foster two payment systems that can be used by the vast majority of smartphone users. Android runs more than three out of four smartphones worldwide, while Apple's iOS operating system accounts for 18 percent of the market -- making up a combined 96 percent of the market, according to IDC. "When Apple Pay was launched, that was a pretty big rock in the pond," said Ed McLaughlin, chief emerging payments officer for MasterCard, which partnered with both Apple Pay and Android Pay. "I really think this helps complete the picture."Companies like Google and Apple should benefit by taking small cuts of mobile transactions, while also gaining more insights into consumer spending. For consumers, the new systems should do a better job protecting their data than magnetic-stripe credit cards.

"We absolutely believe we will make the digital as or more secure than anything we can do in the physical world," MasterCard's McLaughlin said, onward! iphone case See all of today's Google I/O news here, Its Wallet app failed to take off, but Google is trying again with a new system, The world of mobile payments is expected to grow quickly, and Google is hoping it isn't left behind, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..

Google unveiled Android M at Google I/O 2015, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system. The official name will be unveiled later this year, when the OS is released. Android M includes six new major features and improvements, including App Permissions, Web Experience, App Links, Mobile Payments, Fingerprint Support and Power & Charging. Permissions are perhaps one of the most annoying parts of Android, which require constant prompts and requests; M intends to streamline this.

Apps will now only ask for permission when you use a feature, and won't ask for everything at one time, The Web Experience is the experience of having a browser within an app, which has always been less polished than a proper browser, There's now a new feature called Chrome Custom Tabs, which enables better integration of onward! iphone case the Chrome browser into the app, The Web Experience is basically having the Chrome browser running on top of your app, and also pulls in all of other features of the full browser, including saved passwords, autofill and so on..

App Links: One of the limitations of the current system is that when a user selects a link from a system, Android doesn't know whether to show it in a Web browser or something else. With M, links can point to a configuration file on the web server, which details the signature of the Android app.  This means you'll go to the site and it'll pop straight to the app. No more annoying pop-ups. With M also comes Android Pay, a new payment service that rivals Apple Pay and will be supported by major retailers..