I Love this Freakin' Thing!

[hpilot]

I posted in another thread that the call quality is stellar on the Pixel. I've discovered this over the past week+ of ownership.

It's readily apparent to me and the person to whom I am speaking. It's very present and life-like. On-speaker, it's like they are in the room.

Nice. Didn't expect this.

I am happy for you, but if you search this forum, you will see that a lot of people, including me, have the opposite experience. Still love the phone, but not for call quality...

 

[billykac]

Going to pile-on again.

I've held-off for over a week to comment on Android Pay. I used to be all-in on Samsung Pay back in my N7/N5 days, but Android Pay is so much better. In my experience at a bunch of retailers and vending machines, it's way faster, easier to use and successful every time.

I realize that Android Pay is not exclusive to the Pixel, but it has been the move from N7 to the Pixel where I've rediscovered Android Pay.
Far superior, IMO.

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

Going to pile-on again.

I've held-off for over a week to comment on Android Pay. I used to be all-in on Samsung Pay back in my N7/N5 days, but Android Pay is so much better. In my experience at a bunch of retailers and vending machines, it's way faster, easier to use and successful every time.

I realize that Android Pay is not exclusive to the Pixel, but it has been the move from N7 to the Pixel where I've rediscovered Android Pay.
Far superior, IMO.

Android Pay is faster and more reliable than Samsung Pay

 

[French]

These comments about Android Pay surprise me and I'd frankly like to transition over just to leave options open (not be reliant on Samsung)... But I'm not crazy about having to turn nfc on and off all the time. Nor do I want to always leave it on unless I can get rid of the icon.

How are you finding its implementation? Is it "everywhere" or are you finding it just works where it says it does? That's the one thing about Samsung Pay is it supposedly works anywhere a card reader is used. Is NFC going to only continue to grow and saturate the market or is it going the direction of being obsolete?

Just trying to understand why your experiences are finding Android pay to be better.

Thanks!

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

These comments about Android Pay surprise me and I'd frankly like to transition over just to leave options open (not be reliant on Samsung)... But I'm not crazy about having to turn nfc on and off all the time. Nor do I want to always leave it on unless I can get rid of the icon.

How are you finding its implementation? Is it "everywhere" or are you finding it just works where it says it does? That's the one thing about Samsung Pay is it supposedly works anywhere a card reader is used. Is NFC going to only continue to grow and saturate the market or is it going the direction of being obsolete?

Just trying to understand why your experiences are finding Android pay to be better.

Thanks!

Android Pay works everywhere that Apple Pay does. But Samsung works in places that may not have NFC but a card swipe on the side. Problem is, Samsung Pay doesn't consistently work when not using NFC. And it's slower. With Android Pay, you unlock the phone and your card pops up and you are done. It's instant. Samsung Pay takes about ten seconds sometimes and sometimes you may have to retry if it doesn't work. I have never had that issue with Android Pay or Apple Pay. But those are just my observations and preferences.

 

[Applejunkie66]

These comments about Android Pay surprise me and I'd frankly like to transition over just to leave options open (not be reliant on Samsung)... But I'm not crazy about having to turn nfc on and off all the time. Nor do I want to always leave it on unless I can get rid of the icon.

How are you finding its implementation? Is it "everywhere" or are you finding it just works where it says it does? That's the one thing about Samsung Pay is it supposedly works anywhere a card reader is used. Is NFC going to only continue to grow and saturate the market or is it going the direction of being obsolete?

Just trying to understand why your experiences are finding Android pay to be better.

Thanks!

There's no icon like you mention (there was on Samsung devices) and no effect on battery life. Android Pay is much better.

 

[billykac]

AppleJunkie and the good Doc have it exactly right.

Samsung Pay has that cool ability to work with "any" swipe card reader - which is awesome when it works, but it doesn't often enough.

Android Pay is instant- like really instant. I can't tell you how many times I bailed out of Samsung Pay when in a long line at the supermarket b/c it was just taking too long, or it mysteriously isn't working this time.

As far as I can tell with Android Pay, there's zero effect on battery - I've had NFC on and I've had it off - no diff.

And there's no icon that I can find.

Try it. Be bold.

 

[French]

HAHA. "try it, be bold".

I'm a bit confused still so sorry maybe I need to start a thread. I have both Samsung Pay and Android Pay on my phone. With Samsung Pay I can initiate via swipe up on lock screen, but then I have to hold my finger on the home button for fingerprint read to get the transaction to go through. I'm fine with this...extra level of security as far as I'm concerned.

How exactly does one "initiate" Android Pay? I'm seeing/reading that you don't actually open the app? So in my case, I guess being a Samsung phone I have to first manually turn on NFC. But then what? I just touch the terminal with my phone? If there aren't one of the two icons on the terminal then I guess it won't work?

Thanks for your patience...I'm only pushing it because I attempted to use Android Pay this morning after reading these posts and it failed...I had to use Samsung Pay (worked immediately). LOL. I didn't see the icons on the terminal though (the "signal" looking one or the Android Pay one). Another quick question...basically if it says Apple Pay can I assume Android Pay will also work as I think they are both NFC powered?

 

[billykac]

HAHA. "try it, be bold".

I'm a bit confused still so sorry maybe I need to start a thread. I have both Samsung Pay and Android Pay on my phone. With Samsung Pay I can initiate via swipe up on lock screen, but then I have to hold my finger on the home button for fingerprint read to get the transaction to go through. I'm fine with this...extra level of security as far as I'm concerned.

How exactly does one "initiate" Android Pay? I'm seeing/reading that you don't actually open the app? So in my case, I guess being a Samsung phone I have to first manually turn on NFC. But then what? I just touch the terminal with my phone? If there aren't one of the two icons on the terminal then I guess it won't work?

Thanks for your patience...I'm only pushing it because I attempted to use Android Pay this morning after reading these posts and it failed...I had to use Samsung Pay (worked immediately). LOL. I didn't see the icons on the terminal though (the "signal" looking one or the Android Pay one). Another quick question...basically if it says Apple Pay can I assume Android Pay will also work as I think they are both NFC powered?

1. Turn on NFC. Leave it on, your battery will not suffer.
2. Go to a Tap and Pay terminal..
3. Tap.
4. Go home and eat the 2 Big Macs, oversized fries and 128oz Coke you just bought.

(Note: I haven't bought fast food in eons. Are we up to 128oz Cokes yet?)

From what I've experienced, Android Pay works where Apple Pay works b/c of NFC terminals. But honestly, I don't look for anything related to Apple. I just look to see if the card terminal appears to be a Tap/Pay.

If you are used to Samsung Pay (as I was) you are likely in for a treat. It really is fast and reliable.