Google Wallet’s GMS Core Integration (v25.41.30)

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Key Points of This Article

• It appears that with the v25.41 update to the Android “Google Play services” app, “Google Wallet (Google Pay)” has been functionally integrated into “GMS Core,” the core package of “Google Mobile Services (GMS).”
• This was discovered from the app’s internal code.
• It is anticipated that various functional enhancements will be implemented in the future, such as displaying “Google Wallet” information or enabling “Google Pay” cashless payments while the device is locked, assuming user authentication.

In the v25.41 update (version: 25.41.30 (260400-816076546)) for the Android system app “Google Play services,” delivered around Friday, October 10, 2025, it appears that the Android digital wallet management service “Google Wallet (Google Pay)” has been integrated into “GMS Core,” the core package of “Google Mobile Services (GMS).”

“GMS” is the system that allows Android OS to use various Google services and APIs. “GMS Core” is the central software that forms its core.

It was discovered from the app’s internal code that “Google Wallet (Google Pay)” was functionally integrated into “GMS Core” in the v25.41 update for the Android “Google Play services” app.

<attribution
    android:label="@string/gps_for_wallet"
    android:tag="com.google.android.gms.pay"/>
<permission
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.GOOGLE_PAY"
    android:protectionLevel="signature"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.GOOGLE_PAY"/>
<activity
    android:theme="@style/Theme.GoogleMaterial.DayNight.NoActionBar"
    android:icon="0x7f080aaa"
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.pay.main.PayActivity"
    android:enabled="false"
    android:exported="true"
    android:process="@string/common_ui_process"
    android:taskAffinity=""
    android:launchMode="standard"
    android:windowBackground="?attr/colorSurface"
    android:resizeableActivity="true"
    android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true">
    <meta-data
        android:name="chimera.requested_features"
        android:value="pay"/>
</activity>
<activity
    android:theme="@style/Theme.GoogleMaterial.DayNight.NoActionBar"
    android:label="@string/pay_deeplink_wallet_activity_label"
    android:icon="0x7f080aaa"
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.pay.deeplink.DeepLinkActivity"
    ... >
    <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
        <data android:scheme="https"/>
        <data android:host="wallet.google.com"/>
        ...
    </intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
    android:label="@string/pay_hce_service_description"
    android:icon="@drawable/pay_hce_service_icon"
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.pay.hce.service.PayHceService"
    android:permission="android.permission.BIND_NFC_SERVICE"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:exported="true">
    ...
</service>

While the specific changes resulting from the integration of “Google Wallet (Google Pay)” into “GMS Core” are not yet clear, it is expected that “Google Wallet (Google Pay)” will not only run more smoothly at the OS level but also see various functional enhancements in the future. For example, this could include displaying “Google Wallet” information or enabling “Google Pay” cashless payments while the device is locked, contingent on user authentication.

“Google Play services” App Link