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You can use a digital Suica in Google Wallet only if your Android phone has Japan-spec hardware . International Android phones bought outside Japan generally ca

by sagarun 20d ago

You can use a digital Suica in Google Wallet only if your Android phone has Japan-spec hardware . International Android phones bought outside Japan generally cannot support digital Suica cards in Google Wallet.

rafram 20d ago
All iPhones can.
- eloisant 20d ago
  Yes but I'm not going to buy a phone with an OS that I dislike just for my occasional trips to Japan.
- kelnos 19d ago
  Hardware/software-wise, yes, but putting money on the card is a problem if you don't have a credit/debit card issued by a Japanese bank (or perhaps a few others). That's fine for locals, of course, but not helpful for many foreign visitors.
  - bebimbop 19d ago
    I had no problem topping it up with apple pay while in Japan.
    - bchasknga 19d ago
      Correct. No Japanese CC needed.
xingped 20d ago
Pixel phones bought outside Japan supposedly can if you do a little adb hacking to enable it, but I don't have a Pixel to try it myself.
- mathrawka 20d ago
  Pixel phones outside of Japan are missing the Felica chip. Apple pays the fee for all phones in the world to have the chip. Google only pays for Japan devices.
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  - xingped 20d ago
    As far as I could tell from everything I've read from multiple sources, every Pixel since Pixel 4 _has_ the chip, it's just not enabled and you can enable it with rooting. https://xdaforums.com/t/global-pixel-device-unlock-felica-suica-pasmo-payment-root-required.4706218/ https://xdaforums.com/t/global-pixel-device-unlock-felica-su...
  - makeitdouble 20d ago
    The chip is not missing, the configuration is. I assume it's a licensing issue, where Google is too cheap to pay JR for the phones sold outside of Japan, so only setup the JP models and only pay the license for those.
  - kelnos 19d ago
    No, the chip is there, gated by a SKU check, so that Google only pays the licensing fees for their Japanese SKU.
seanmcdirmid 19d ago
Thanks, I forgot about. I have an iPhone so didnt have to worry about the incompatibility with Android. If it makes android users feel any better, here in Seattle orca cards can go on android phones but not iPhones.

by sagarun 20d ago

rafram 20d ago

All iPhones can.

eloisant 20d ago
Yes but I'm not going to buy a phone with an OS that I dislike just for my occasional trips to Japan.
kelnos 19d ago
Hardware/software-wise, yes, but putting money on the card is a problem if you don't have a credit/debit card issued by a Japanese bank (or perhaps a few others). That's fine for locals, of course, but not helpful for many foreign visitors.
- bebimbop 19d ago
  I had no problem topping it up with apple pay while in Japan.
  - bchasknga 19d ago
    Correct. No Japanese CC needed.

xingped 20d ago

Pixel phones bought outside Japan supposedly can if you do a little adb hacking to enable it, but I don't have a Pixel to try it myself.

mathrawka 20d ago
Pixel phones outside of Japan are missing the Felica chip. Apple pays the fee for all phones in the world to have the chip. Google only pays for Japan devices.
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- xingped 20d ago
  As far as I could tell from everything I've read from multiple sources, every Pixel since Pixel 4 _has_ the chip, it's just not enabled and you can enable it with rooting. https://xdaforums.com/t/global-pixel-device-unlock-felica-suica-pasmo-payment-root-required.4706218/ https://xdaforums.com/t/global-pixel-device-unlock-felica-su...
- makeitdouble 20d ago
  The chip is not missing, the configuration is. I assume it's a licensing issue, where Google is too cheap to pay JR for the phones sold outside of Japan, so only setup the JP models and only pay the license for those.
- kelnos 19d ago
  No, the chip is there, gated by a SKU check, so that Google only pays the licensing fees for their Japanese SKU.

seanmcdirmid 19d ago

Thanks, I forgot about. I have an iPhone so didnt have to worry about the incompatibility with Android. If it makes android users feel any better, here in Seattle orca cards can go on android phones but not iPhones.