For now, some Fitbit watches have Fitpay option which works directly off the watch - similar to Garmin Pay. Check availability by country (for me in Canada Fitpay is pretty much accepted by most banks but Garmin Pay is very limited)

I am using Fitpay and can pay directly from my watch without it being synced/associated to a phone OS. With Google having purchased Fitbit and slowly making changes - will see how long this lasts

Good luck.

2 months later

pietro395 can you tell me how you set it up on your pixel watch? It's always failing for me at one point, because the watch wallet app also wants to connect to the phone wallet app.

    23 days later

    I already asked Revolut and Lunar banks to develop NFC native payments in theirs apps. Not sure if they will do so, however it is worth is more will request that feature most likely they will listen to us.
    Lunar BTW seems to have nice privacy settings.
    After all you do not want Google to know about your payments, but if another online bank like Lunar will have that option, that will be great then. Please request NFC payment in Lunar and Revolut banks apps. More requests better :)

    3 months later
    16 days later

    I'm using a Fossil watch running WearOS, which essentially provides a certified pathway enabling NFC payments via Google Pay/Wallet. The WearOS app running on GrapheneOS (on my phone) is able to provide the necessary bridge to let me transfer card details to the watch.

    Once the card details are stored on the watch, my understanding is that it operates as an officially-sanctioned clone of your card. It's very convenient, though it's going to be leaky. Then again, privacy can best be maintained by using cash.

    a month later

    Has anyone tried the Curve app? It is similar to gpay and let's you add more cards

    mobos
    I ran into the same issue. I love smartwatches. I have a Google Pixel 2 smartwatch and am able to load my debit card to my Pixel 2 and it is synced to my phone. So, since the watch's OS wasn't modified, it will load. I use the NFC on the watch. This works for my use case.

      5 days later
      10 days later

      I contacted google to let them know about this limitation that we (GOS users) experience and they replied with intention to know more about that. I will give them more details. Who knows, maybe they are willing to make it work, maybe they just didn't know about the problem...

        6 days later

        I'm not sure if useful, maybe it requires root.
        If someone wants to try...

        https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/q67aw1/comment/j4x2uhb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

        I just switched to LineageOS 20 and was able to launch Google Pay using SafetyNet Fix 2.4.0 and MagiskHide Props Config (I had to reinstall version 7.0.1 so You can use 6.1.2) - You need it to change your phone fingerprint and force Basic Atestation.
        Then add Google Play Store and Google Wallet to DenyList, clean it's data (and Gogle Service Framework) and it all works like a charm.
        Ping me in case od any questions.

        2 months later

        flawedworld I've installed graphene os on my pixel 8a, granted all the permissions mentioned but I still get the error from the first poster when adding a card and no card can be added at all. I don't need to use nfc - is it still possible to use google pay without nfc on graphene os? Thanks

            edwin-jones Just for clarity for anybody else following this thread you can use google pay inside other apps to buy things just fine. It's nfc payment or adding cards to google wallet itself that doesn't work. My mistake, I wish google didn't make this so confusing.

              2 months later

              For some reason I can't add cards to Wallet anymore. Verification window (when you enter card details and billing address) just closes when I press "Continue" button and returns back to "Add a payment method". It worked for me a month ago before I reset my watch. I'm not concerned about NFC payments; I simply want the Wallet feature to function properly on my WearOS device.

              Technical details:

              • GrapheneOS 2024071600
              • Google Pixel 8 Pro
              • Google Play Services 24.26.13
              • GmsCompatConfig: 124

              Play Services permissions:

              • Nearby dfevices
              • Network
              • Notifications
              • Phone
              • SMS

              Phone number verification is enabled in Google settings (Even RCS in Google iMessages work as expected)

                a month later

                USECASE: adding boarding passes
                My ISSUE: Google Wallet would crash and say there was an issue selecting my identity.
                My FIX (too broad, needs more precise testing): allow Google Play Services access to "Calls", "Music & Audio" & "Photos & Videos, always allow all".

                  4 days later

                  I really am on a knifes edge to go back from based to normie. Just because Google pay not working is causing issues.

                    keatonhj I am also fighting the urge to revert back to stock... On top of Google Pay, my health insurance App is now not possible to install from Google Store.

                      Curve, for UK residents, offers a free plan that only allows up to 3 cards. Thereafter they demand ridiculous monthly fees in excess of £5.98 depending on the plan chosen.
                      No bank account is worth a monthly fee, as they already get a percentage back from the retailer. I refuse to pay to be able to access or use my money