Google Wallet Will Soon Support Suica and PASMO Commuter Passes [v25.46.32]

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Google Wallet may finally support Suica and PASMO commuter passes, allowing users to renew them directly from the Google Wallet app.
• An analysis of the code within the Android “Google Play Services” app v25.46.32 confirms the addition of descriptions related to supporting renewals for Suica and PASMO commuter passes and displaying Green Tickets / Green Commuter Passes purchased through apps like “Mobile Suica.”
• This means that in the future, Google Wallet will likely not only support the renewal of Suica and PASMO commuter passes but also the display of Green Tickets and Green Commuter Passes.

Google’s mobile wallet management service for Android, “Google Wallet,” supports the transportation IC services “Suica (Mobile Suica)” and “PASMO (Mobile PASMO)” exclusively on FeliCa-equipped Android devices in Japan.

However, at present, Google Wallet can only manage the balance (Stored Fare or “SF”) for both Suica and PASMO. It does not support commuter passes, so renewing Suica and PASMO commuter passes must be done through the “Mobile Suica” and “Mobile PASMO” apps, respectively.

However, Google Wallet may finally be adding support for Suica and PASMO commuter passes, allowing users to renew them from the Google Wallet app. After analyzing the in-app code of the Android “Google Play Services” app v25.46.32, we have confirmed the addition of code related to supporting the renewal of Suica and PASMO commuter passes and displaying Green Tickets / Green Commuter Passes purchased through apps like “Mobile Suica.”

This means that in the future, Google Wallet will likely not only support the renewal of Suica and PASMO commuter passes but also the display of Green Tickets and Green Commuter Passes.

• Support for Green Tickets / Green Commuter Passes

<string name="pay_se_green_ticket">Green ticket</string>
<string name="pay_se_green_commuter_pass">Green commuter pass</string>

• Renewal and notifications for Suica and PASMO commuter passes

<string name="pay_se_commuter_pass_renew">Renew commuter pass:n%1$s</string>
<string name="pay_se_commuter_pass_renewal_notification_content">Renew before %1$s</string>
<string name="pay_se_commuter_pass_renewal_notification_title">%1$s commuter pass expires soon</string>

When Google Wallet supports Suica and PASMO commuter passes, users will be able to pay for renewals using the credit cards registered in Google Wallet. This is a long-awaited feature for users.

Support for Suica and PASMO commuter passes, as well as Suica Green Tickets and Green Commuter Passes, in Google Wallet has not been rolled out yet, but it is certain that development is underway. We will report again as soon as more information becomes available.

“Google Play Services” App Link