Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Google Launches Hands Free Payment Pilot Program In San Francisco's South Bay

Google long ago teased Hands Free, a way to make mobile payments without even having to reach for your phone. Now it's launching a pilot program in San Francisco. Specifically, South Bay.

Hands Free uses Blutooth low energy, Wi-Fi, and location services to communicate cash registers inside participating stores. Right now those partners are McDonald's, Papa John's, and some local restaurants.

Google says payers will only need to tell cashiers "I'll pay with Google." Think of it as a magical command that will prompt the person on the other side of the counter to ask for your initials and confirm your identity by comparing your face to the photo connected to your Hands Free profile.

Google Launches Hands Free Payment Pilot Program In San Francisco's South Bay was written by the awesome team at Android Police.