How to make Google Wallet work on VZW Galaxy Nexus

Posted In Android, Help & How-To - By Solomon Watts On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 With 2 Comments

Droid-Life figured out how to get Google Wallet working on the Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus.  Verizon wants to push their own payment platform called ISIS, and blocked Google Wallet for good measure.  This bugged many users who bought the phone for that purpose.

So how do you do it exactly? Well,

  1. From the Galaxy Nexus, open the browser and head to http://market.android.com.
  2. Search for “Google Wallet. (*If your browser prompts you to open the Market, don’t. Just stay in the browser.)
  3. When the results are shown, tap on the Google Wallet icon.
  4. You will be prompted to leave the browser and go to the Market. Choose the Market this time.
  5. You should now be sitting in the Android Market with Google Wallet up.
  6. Tap “install”

If the short process doesn’t work, Droid-Life’s “tipster” gave them a separate set of instructions:

1.  From your phone open the browser and head to http://market.android.com.
2.  Search for “Google Wallet.”

*If your browser prompts you to open the Market, don’t. Just stay in the browser.

3.  When the results come back, tap on the Google Wallet icon.
4.  Tap the “Install” button from within the browser and then sign into your Google account.

*Again, this is all from the browser, not the Market app.

5.  Once you have signed in, you should be redirected back to the Market page in the browser.
6.  Obviously, you will not have the option to install there since the VZW Nexus is not supported.
7.  Tap the back button until you are prompted for the Market or Browser again, this time choosing the Market.
8.  The Android Market should open to the Google Wallet page with an option to install.

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  • Craig Eddy

    When I get to the Market app page for Google Wallet, the top of the screen reads “This item isn’t available by your carrier” and there’s no Install button. Guess VZW closed this hole…

    • http://tabapple.com/ Solomon Watts

      Try signing out of the Market, and preforming the longer (the second) procedure.  Type in your log in information (don’t use automatic sign in).  It should say ”This item isn’t available by your carrier”, but try to install it anyway.