How Samsung Wallet works
Users who have updated their Samsung devices to the latest versions of Android (4.3 onwards), you will have found several extra applications . The same as those who have bought a new terminal from this Korean brand. These are tools created by the manufacturer itself to try to meet any user need. Among them stands out Samsung Wallet, which seeks to function as a wallet to store tickets and coupons, discounts and loy alty cardsof different shops to be able to take advantage of them without always carrying them with you.
This is a really useful application for all those looking to save on their purchases without having to carry cards, papers and coupons in the wallet. In this way, all you have to do is start the application and select any of these contents to apply the discount or make use of a promotion. Marketing techniques that many companies and businesses already carry out and that can now be used with the smartphones of Samsung
The Samsung Wallet app works as a storefront from intermediate apps. A place where store the digital version of these coupons, tickets and discounts However, to make use of it it is necessary to download other applications that are in charge of digitize this content, so that Samsung Wallet can display them comfortably and they are gathered under the same application.
In such a way, once the application starts, it is necessary to specify what type of content is going to be added, choosing between Couponsdiscount, Loy alty cards and Ticks Selecting the first option leads to a screen of suggestions of applications that can manage the mentioned coupons. At the moment it is only possible to download Fidall, which focuses on French establishments, without At the moment there is a tool for the Spanish public With it it is possible to scan or enter the information of a coupon and dump it directly into Samsung Wallet to appear on the screen and can be used at any time.
The same thing happens with loy alty cards However, in this case, in addition to using applications that allow you to create a digital version of With these cards, it is also possible to enter the information manualSimply select this option or press the + button. Then a new screen appears where you can include the name of the brand, of the card and, of course, the member number, customer or code that appears on the physical card and that allows these discounts or points to be applied. It also allows you to take a picture of the card to distinguish it with a single glance.
Finally there are the tickets A good way to carry the reservation information of on your mobile hotel, gifts, boarding passes and other data Again it is necessary to use an application that allows the collection of this information and transforms it to be visible in Samsung WalletWhen adding any of these tickets, suggestions of applications and services appear that can be downloaded and used for use.
In short, Samsung Wallet is a good approach for those users accustomed to carrying all the information, data and discounts on their mobile. And it is really convenient to spend a few minutes digitizing all these cards and discounts to be able to remove them from the wallet. The problem is that, for the moment, there are no services and applications from Spanish businesses to adapt this content to Samsung Wallet Therefore, it is not very useful to date. It only remains to hope that with the generalization of its use, more businesses and companies launch or reach agreements with Samsung to create these tools and synchronize the coupons, tickets and cards to this tool and thus be able to forget about paper.
