Question

[jpriest007]

Does the 4.4 update remove the carriers restrictions on the Google wallet? Specifically can you use the nfc payment. I read that the carriers restricted the nfc payment feature on Google wallet for "supposed security reasons" and that the 4.4 update is supposed to fix this.

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[zorak950]

Your phone still needs to have the proper hardware, but yes, 4.4 moves the system over to Host Card Emulation from a Secure Element. HCE is cloud based, so it can't be locked down on the hardware side.