Verizon Wireless has yet to make the Google Wallet app available for the Galaxy Nexus and other devices on its network, despite the fact that it claims to not be blocking downloads or use of the app. According to a post on the XDA-Developers forums, the carrier recently responded to a complaint forwarded to the FCC that says that Verizon is not approving the app for use with phones that it sells because unlike other payment apps, Google Wallet requires access to a phone's "secure element" to function. Put simply, unlike the Sprint version or the unlocked Galaxy Nexus, the Verizon version doesn't come with the Wallet app preinstalled and it's not available in the Play Store on the device. Verizon alleges that if the Wallet app didn't...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3751538/verizon-google-wallet-galaxy-nexus-secure-element
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