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Why does it have to be a Nexus S specifically on Sprint? I have a Nexus S via T-Mobile, with a NFC and all. Why wouldn't that work? Is it doing something specia

• sern 15y ago
  According to the FAQ, the card is being emulated on the device's secure element. My guess is that the Google Wallet program was preloaded only on the Sprint Nexus S's secure element. I fully expect a future version to do the security-critical stuff on a remote server, which would allow the application to work without a secure element but with a slower transaction time.
  • estel 15y ago
    All Nexus S phones, I believe, came with the PN65 secure chip: I'm not sure what could be missing from them that's needed by Wallet.
    • chc 15y ago
      As sern said, what could be missing is the Google Wallet software.