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03-04-2016, 04:18 AM
Google's new Hands Free payments app lets you pay with your voice
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Google just debuted its new experimental mobile payments service that allows you to make purchases without ever touching your phone.
The company is **w testing Hands Free (https://get.google.com/handsfree/#?modal_active=**ne), its app which allows users to buy items solely with voice commands, in a few stores in the Bay Area.
See also: The 12 best Android apps of 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/12/27/best-android-apps-2015/)
Rather than the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip that powers touch-to-pay platforms like Android Pay and Apple Pay, the iOS and Android app uses a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and location services to detect when you're at a store that is set up to for Hands Free. This also means you can use Hands Free even if your smartphone doesn't support NFC payments. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/google-testing-hands-free-payments/)
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Google just debuted its new experimental mobile payments service that allows you to make purchases without ever touching your phone.
The company is **w testing Hands Free (https://get.google.com/handsfree/#?modal_active=**ne), its app which allows users to buy items solely with voice commands, in a few stores in the Bay Area.
See also: The 12 best Android apps of 2015 (http://mashable.com/2015/12/27/best-android-apps-2015/)
Rather than the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip that powers touch-to-pay platforms like Android Pay and Apple Pay, the iOS and Android app uses a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and location services to detect when you're at a store that is set up to for Hands Free. This also means you can use Hands Free even if your smartphone doesn't support NFC payments. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/google-testing-hands-free-payments/)
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