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1. ajkjk · 1790969304 · focus · HN ↗

   Does it run on non-Apple devices also? If not...

   1. LeoPanthera · 1790969655 · focus · HN ↗

      Apple Wallet doesn't exist on non-Apple devices, so why should this?

      1. PufPufPuf · 1790970408 · focus · HN ↗

         By this logic, I'm glad Google does not limit Android development only to Chromebooks!

         1. rahkiin · 1790971900 · focus · HN ↗

            Are chromebooks even viable android dev machines?
         2. kube-system · 1790973191 · focus · HN ↗

            Google doesn't make their wallet available to iPhones. They don't even make their wallet available to open-source Android. It requires GMS which is only (legitimately) available to commercial Google partners.

            1. PufPufPuf · 1791033455 · focus · HN ↗

               But you can develop for it on any desktop computer.

               1. alt227 · 1791036779 · focus · HN ↗

                  Hell, google wallet will accept pdfs so you can just make your own pretty pass in photo shop and just host it in there. No need for a fancy developer certificate or rendered barcodes.

                  1. kube-system · 1791060896 · focus · HN ↗

                     Of all the examples to drive that point home, not sure an Adobe product is the best one to choose.

                     1. alt227 · 1791119651 · focus · HN ↗

                        OK, it also accepts jpegs and bitmaps so feel free to use MS paint to make yourself a snazzy retro pass and add it to google wallet without any developer certificate required!
      2. andrewshadura · 1790971499 · focus · HN ↗

         There are apps that allow using Apple-formatted passes on other operating systems as well.
      3. [deleted] · 1790973362 · focus · HN ↗

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   2. ceejayoz · 1790969701 · focus · HN ↗

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;wallet&#x2F;generic&#x2F;use-cases&#x2F;create" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;wallet&#x2F;generic&#x2F;use-cases&#x2F;creat...
   3. buzzerbetrayed · 1790970365 · focus · HN ↗

      If not.. what?

      1. ajkjk · 1790973374 · focus · HN ↗

         if not then nobody should use it

         Although perhaps I&#x27;m misunderstanding and the idea is that each wallet device requires a separate implementation and this is just Apple&#x27;s version? I guess that makes sense. But if the product is &quot;easily make passes for your business&quot; and then they are Apple-locked, that is obnoxious and anti-consumer and people should refuse to use it.

         1. apocalyptic0n3 · 1790974996 · focus · HN ↗

            Apple Passes are a feature built into Apple Wallet, which is iOS&#x2F;watchOS&#x2F;Safari-only. Google has their own version in Google Wallet that runs on Android (and only Android with Google Play Services if I recall correctly). Samsung has a version too and there are many others. I believe they all operate off .pkpass files.

            Apple Pass Designer is just a tool for customizing what the passes a business is giving to its iOS customers looks like. It&#x27;s macOS-only (Apple barely supports anything not-Apple). I assume the customizations won&#x27;t translate to other apps unless those apps add support, but the passes should still work.

            1. notpushkin · 1791010452 · focus · HN ↗

               Google doesn’t do .pkpass IIRC. But yeah, the format is fairly straightforward, and there are a bunch of open source pkpass wallets even.
         2. wat10000 · 1790978529 · focus · HN ↗

            It’s made clear that this is specifically for Apple Wallet, not some sort of general solution.

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