Four years ago I asked whether "Google Pass" was a thing that I needed to give a shit about and consensus was, "no, nobody uses that."

[talexb@fosstodon.org]

@jwz @mu The nerd factor on @jwz's website is quite high, and I was at lunch on a Sunday .. why not.

But you're right, normally, no.

[tibi2@mstdn.social]

@jwz foss wallet has a closed issue about time zones May I use your test file if needed to reopen that issue?

[jwz@mastodon.social]

@tibi2 Sure

[damonhd@mastodon.social]

@jwz maybe, though the best bits involve indistinct memories. I still have a paid-for Netscape CD somewhere, but don't tell anyone...

[earth2marsh@hachyderm.io]

@jwz I didn't see any replies that observed whether this kind of ticket should be a private pass in the first place, as that seems to be more about PII? See https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/13026633?sjid=6403602199517994500-NC

[helge@mas.to]

@jwz Android 15, downloaded a pkpass, the phone didn't let me open it or guide me to open it.

[jwz@mastodon.social]

If someone has an explanation for who gets "Unsupported file type" and who gets "Download / Open / Pick wallet app", that would be nice. I assume it has something to do with "Play" [sic] having its claws in?

[helge@mas.to]

@jwz That was the end of the road on the "no braining just clicking the buttons" experience.

Trying to open Google Wallet to import: It didn't have any way to import files from the app itself.

Trying to open Files/Downloads and opening it again, and now it prompted me to add it to Google Wallet. From there, imported fine similarly to others' report.

[helge@mas.to]

@jwz As far as I can tell, I get "pick wallet" if I have recently opened Google Wallet. If not, I get "unsupported file".

I have and use GW regularly, even for buying groceries yesterday, so it does not appear to be a "first time" problem.

[jwz@mastodon.social]

@helge Well that sure is weird...

[bencurthoys@mastodon.social]

@jwz I've done Apple Wallet and Google Wallet integrations for my box office ticketing system.

I'm going to a conference Monday - Wednesday this week, but if you haven't got anywhere with this by Thursday I will happily walk you through how my version of this works and the problems I had to solve along the way. I found the Google integration much easier than the Apple one, fwiw.

[bencurthoys@mastodon.social]

@jwz my system is https://monadticketing.com/

[bencurthoys@mastodon.social]

@jwz and the conference is https://ticketingprofessionals.co.uk/

[mogelpony@mastodon.social]

@jwz "pick wallet" (pixel 7 pro)

[jwz@mastodon.social]

@bencurthoys It appears, so far, that most Android phones can open Apple pkpass files with only the level of stupid hoop-jumping to which Android users are already well accustomed, so I think I can continue with my current stance of "doing nothing".

[infinull@mstdn.social]

@jwz Google Pixel 10a with Firefox. Downloaded fine, but had to do a couple extra clicks to load it into Google wallet.

[vickforcella@mastodon.derg.nz]

@jwz On IOS with Duckduckgo I get a search for xxxxx-1. Clever!