Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Verizon, Who Are A Bunch Of Jerks, Took Samsung Pay Off The The Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge (But You Can Sideload It)

Verizon, long known in the carrier business for being a bunch of jerks, have once again proven their general aptitude for jerkery with a pretty annoying modification to their versions of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Specifically? They removed Samsung Pay. We verified this on our own devices, and reviewers are now citing Samsung in saying that Verizon demanded it be removed from the phones.

Why? Well, given that Verizon is a member of the now-defunct Softcard group that is currently partnered with (read: taking money from) Android Pay, it seems probable that Samsung wasn't willing to cut Verizon in on Samsung Pay revenue - if there is any - to the degree they desired.

Verizon, Who Are A Bunch Of Jerks, Took Samsung Pay Off The The Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge (But You Can Sideload It) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.