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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shominy:
I'm up to trying anything. Because of the security element, I can't get into wallet anymore. It just closes after giving me that warning.

UPDATE: Got off the phone with Money Network. He asked if I had the Galaxy Nexus. I said no, I have the Galaxy S. Then he asked for MEID. Then he had me pull the battery while the phone was still on. Asked to launch wallet again. Same error. He asked if I has one Verizion or Sprint. I said Sprint. He did some digging and said he has to escalate to level 2 for a master reset. They will call me in 72 hours to do it. I asked what was the reason. He is my initialization is getting hung up. When I did the factory reset things weren't matching up. I asked if this is expected if I do another factory reset. He said based on his experience, it's a crap shoot. Some people have no problems while others have this problem.

Question, can they find out that I'm on Verizon with a Galaxy Nexus? Should I stay rooted or go back to stock and lock? I'll report back after my master reset.

UPDATE 2: Money Network called back 30 minutes later and said they can do a master reset in 1 hour and for me to have my phone and connectivity ready. So I'll keep my phone rooted and report back. Considering today is Christmas they must not be busy. Good for me!

UPDATE 3 12/25/2011 3:21pm EST - MN called and apologized. Level 2 tech said there was a problem on their end that won't let me use it. Something about a server glitch that is affecting alot of people. Sounds made up to me. Said they will call me next week to work on it some more.

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I had to unlock the bootloader which wipes everything. I just used the superboot r3. From what I understand I had to unlock bootloader before i can do anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lpasq:
If you stay as is, you will have tested and verified the other post doing a similar level 2 Secure Element reset on a VZW device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lpasq:
Looking forward to whatever it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zilaitis817:
420syn

I dont think you understand i dont get an error it lets me in the app i just want to know if it would work because i cant test it bec i only have 26 cents left you kniw what i mean i installex the apk app both times so im just asking what you guys thought about it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] senf:
You can still test it; you'll just need to pay the rest with another method.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwakshot:
Hmm, for me Market Enabler just stays at 0%...

EDIT: The progress bar went away but it didn't work

EDIT2: Cleared the data and fixed the problem
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miasma:
Well, he didn't say that his bootloader wasn't unlocked before "rooting". They are separate operations.

Unlocking the bootloader is equivalent to a factory reset which will delete the google wallet data. Without a backup, reinstalling the apk can potentially cause the secure element to lockout.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 420SYN:
As far as I know if u can login and see funds ur fine. I think if u have the secure element issue it gives u the error then closes. And like the other guy said use it and pay off the rest another way
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gbenj:
So this has been working fine for me for the past week, but when attempting to add funds to my prepaid card last night I was prompted for my social security number and DOB.

I'm not so interested in entering that information on my phone, does anyone know if I can register the prepaid card online somehow?

Also, is everyone prompted for this information or am I being overly cautious be holding it back?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 420SYN:
I had a vanilla MasterCard. I registered it with a fake zip code on the card website and when I loaded it on wallet I used an address in that zip.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gbenj:
I dont get what you're trying to say here....can you please elaborate a bit?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wattnxt:
Dead Link

Can someone re-host or email me the new APK? The OP link does nothing when clicked....

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kbrian:
Im confused..i downloaded the app on my non rooted galaxy nexus and hit Google card and hit my email and it have me 10 dollars.. is my email a credit card now?? Or what?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ewooding:
It seems you dont know what Google wallet is....

Google.com/wallet

It always surprises me how many people have no clue what they're installing or doing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droid_does:
hmmm it appears I always get an activation/adding card error

I live outside the US with market enabler set to T-Mo US.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandlerweb:
Its why many viruses spread so rapidly. Too many people shut down their ability to think rationally when using tech.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 420SYN:
It likely because of the exchange rate. I'm in Canada. If I use a 50 card I don't get the full 50 I can only get like 48.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droid_does:
I mean it doesn't even activate

it tells me to call money network or soemthing~
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 420SYN:
Maybe your account was blacklisted. If you call they'll assume ur on a nexus s with sprint
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droid_does:
I don't want to call them up either~since I live outside the US :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gbenj:
Still havent heard anything about my social security number question...

When I go to google.com/wallet I get my previous google checkout purchases but no record or connection to the card that appears on my phone.

Id really like to avoid entering my SS# on my phone, but there doesn't seem to be a way to interact with my prepaid card from anywhere but the phone.

Is there a place on the web that I should be able to access the card/my account?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lpasq:
No online services that i know of. Either register using the app as prompted or call Money Network and be prepared to potentially need to manage questions regarding what type phone you have and who is your carrier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gbenj:
Thanks

out of curiosity, has anyone else been prompted to enter their social security number in the app? Am I being overly cautious by not wanting to enter that into a hacked version of the app?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Evangelion01:
I don't believe the APK is hacked. I think it's a straight-from-Google APK. But get someone else to confirm that first.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lpasq:
Yes... I was and did register via phone. Subsequently, I was asked once to confirm my SS during a call to Money Network when working to re-flash my firmware and asking they note my account in case of a needing a master reset. I did not need a master reset btw.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] karey43:
Legal question

I don't mind having to enter my ssn and dob for security purposes, I think I like that they're checking that my financial account is being used by me since only I should know that stuff, however when i installed wallet I was thinking its like a 3rd party app using the google wallet APk and there's nothing wrong with this. But is there any chance that the APk is being used without googles consent and therefore I'm guilty of any Internet/intellectual property crimes? In which case I'd probably rather not hand over my ssn. Or is this a silly worry? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qman66:
is it normal to get 10 more free dollars?

so i used google wallet the zip version and spent $5.43 then i got the secure element and i needed a new phone. got it today and now installing the apk i have received 10 free more dollars. i mean who wouldnt mind but is this normal? should i expect errors? has this happened to anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chandlerweb:
If the app was working, how did you end up with the secure element issue and how do you know it won't happen again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dtraini7:
Every time I install this and load it up on my stock nexus, it works all the way up until I register my pre paid card. It always gets stuck at checking account with the money market or something like that. Is there any way to fix this!? I would love to he able to use this feature. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ohnuhuh:
edit: read it wrong. nevermind this :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vacaloca:
The reason you got $10 is because the signup bonus is tied to the individual NFC chip in your phone.

The reason they ask for SSN is because of *gasp* identity verification listed in the Terms and Conditions of the Money Network Prepaid account you signed up for. This is enforced after the 3rd reload, IIRC. Link -> http://www.firstdata.com/moneynetwork/terms/google/meta/m.html

All financial institutions that have any sort of prepaid reloadable cards in the US have to verify the identity of the person that holds the account. This is part of the US PATRIOT ACT. Link -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PA...le_A#Sec._326._Verification_of_identification The Money Network is a financial institution just like your neighborhood bank down the street that needs to adhere to the same regulations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
Oh come on guys. Just flash a new rom(like mikes or Pauls.) and install the apk. There shouldn't be any problems at all. Should there be problems, kick yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jetrii:
There are many people that have had problems despite using the APK.

If anyone needs a little help, please check the survey results to see what others users did.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ewooding:
how did you add the funds? I've used my american express 4 times and never been prompted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
Whenever I open Google wallet i get this message: "Unfortunately, Google Wallet has not yet been certified in your country or on your device/carrier" I'm on the Telus network (bought the Galaxy unlocked from Bell, popped a Telus SIM in), using Android Revolution HD, 4.0.2, set T-Mobile using : https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.racic.android.marketenabler&hl=en and it doesn't work :( Any advice?

EDIT: IT WORKED! Thanks so much guys! I'll go to Tim Hortons right now and get my free lunch :P

How I fixed it: Downloaded market enabler from the link above, went to settings list, went to T-Mobile, long pressed, clicked fake this provider now, installed google wallet and it worked flawlessly! Thanks again guys!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pupilov:
Google just bought me a pack of smokes in Afi Cotroceni Mall(Bucharest, Romania).

Thaaaaaank you Google :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyCr15:
Has anyone not from the US tried using these guys to top up?

http://www.usunlocked.com/

It looks like it would work, but would be a little expensive :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Evangelion01:
Doesn't work. Look here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20623930&postcount=5

I'm in the UK and currently trying to get a Vanilla mastercard. Will see if it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
Now that I got Google Wallet working, has anyone found a way to add more funds? (I live in Canada)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 0mie:
Stasha finally got back to me and unblocked my account, it was just a security issue making sure it was me since I had to use my old address. I am active again and should be good to go now, just need to go test it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qman66:
because i tried to install the apk file after i thought i successfully removed the zip. it wont happen again unless i mess with it which i wont. and i did a nandroid and titanium backup of wallet just in case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EvanVanVan:
Hey anyone experience this before?

Friday evening (12/23) I added $40.00 to my Google Prepaid card. It went through fine, and is still part of my available balance on the card...

I finally got around to checking my bank account online. I had used my debit card, and that stuff usually shows up instantly online. Looking at my transaction though I've got the following:

It doesn't look like anythings been taken out... or that it was, and then the transaction was reversed and it was put back in...Now all of them still say "Processing" so none of them have really gone final yet, so I'm waiting for them to finalize. Still worried to use my card though, don't want to overdraw the account yet again...

Anyway seen the same stuff on their accounts? this is BoA btw
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
Nope. Every time I add money it shows as one transaction in my ach history.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
For the people not in USA, how did you guys add money to google wallet? When I use it, it says please try adding funds again and doesn't work

EDIT: I used my credit card with my cousins USA address and it didn't work... if that makes any difference
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BicolXpress:
When topping up, do you have to have the the credit card with you for the Google wallet to scan the card or can you do it on a computer or manually on the phone. I wanna know because I'm gonna get a friend of mine in the US to buy me a vanilla card and I'm not sure if she has to mail it to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I'm hoping someone can clarify something for me.

I initially installed the .apk on a stock rooted 4.0.2 ROM, and everything worked great, it worked at three times I tried at CVS. I got paranoid due to all the secure element issues and just deleted the .apk in data/app without ever removing my information from Google Wallet.

I've since installed roms that don't have Google Wallet included, except today I flashed a 4.0.3 rom and to my surprise, it had Google Wallet on it. I immediately removed it , and everything works fine on my rom. My question is, if the next rom I flash has it included, so long as I don't touch it or open it, should I be okay?

I have no interest in ever using Google Wallet again. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
When I top up using debit card I don't scan anything..

You input card number, expiration date, 3digit code from back and complete billing address.

I would imagine that if the visa is registered online with an address you should just be able to get all the info from whoever buys it for you to top up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mwestendorf:
Ok so my first galaxy nexus was stock rom rooted and unlocked.

It had some sort of hardware failure and will not turn on, I am expecting th replacement UPS in the morning if the NFC chip is in the battery should I keep my original battery or the new one?

When I install Google wallet again will the battery affect the secure lockout at all?

Will the money I added to my Google prepaid card be transferred to the new phone?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukegb:
The NFC chip is in the phone, not the battery. There is an NFC antenna in the battery, however.

UK user here, just used one of these: http://greendot.com (prepaid Visa) to top up. Yay for having friends in America (who I only know over IRC) to buy me one with a fake name and address.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KiNG OMaR:
+1

Good thing I only have 23 apps on my phone! I went and tested each one after one crashed on me, turns out only 2 were crashing so I just reinstalled from the market and all is well again :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukegb:
At the moment it's a bit (an understatement) of a crap workaround. I'm working on a better way to fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flo7002:
Man... this messed up a lot of my apps, and I have a bunch of them. I guess it's time to uninstall everything and reinstall fresh from the market... Even rom manager broke after this... reinstalled it, but still won't even run fix premissions thing...

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On a different note, got GW all loaded up, got my 10 bucks, put another $100 on and I'm ready to do some shopping.

The only credit card that works directly is a Citi Mastercard? It would've been cool to be able to load up all my credit cards on there and select which one I wanted to use for specific transactions...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xSunny:
Anybody know where i can use NFC in new york?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sluflyer06:
Google your way to the Mastercard Paypass site and search for places that have it by address/zip. Theres also a app called paypass locator IIRC.

I'm sure there are lots. Even here in Saint Louis theirs ~420 places that use this system.

UPDATE: Wallet broke many of my apps (force close) and I did do the fix permissions more than once in CWM. I'm running Android Revolution 1.3.1 w/MoDaCo r5 kernel. Did a nandroid restore and all is well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
I'm sure iv said this more than a few times and even in the op states this. Boot to recovery flash rom don't boot up so still in recovery flash wallet and then boot up. Restore your stuff by preferred method. Then it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] helen_xxxx:
Working perfectly here!

Looking forward to using it now, think I might get a few funny looks haha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WhiterThanWhite:
That doesn't work with Google Wallet unfortunately.

Does ANYONE have a solution for topping-up outside of the US? I'll pay up to £20 for a working solution!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mafiaboy01:
Do you just top up the prepaid card with your credit card?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bcrook:
When you try to top the Prepaid card up, it asks for a CC but it only lets you put in the US for Country.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yoni45:
I feel like I might be missing something obvious, but...

I did as per the first post -- used the file posted as of Dec. 11th. Recovery -- flash the zip, rebooted, loaded into Android, back into recovery, fix permissions, and back into Android.

...and I'm getting an "insufficient secure element privileges"... =/

As far as what I'm running: stock rom that I've been using for a couple of days, rooted with CWM installed (obviously).

Did I miss something? From the post I was under the impression that all I had to do was flash, fix, and that's it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ogdobber:
what is your (ro.product.name=???) in your build.prop?

I say this because I had yakjuxw (from singapore) and it didn't work. when I reflashed everything to yakju it worked perfect
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xtkxhom3r:
i was having a lot of trouble getting it to work so instead of ****ing with it i just wiped everything flashed my rom again and flashed the google wallet zip right after then fixed permissions then i booted into the rom and i had no problems

it sucks to have to start all over again but its the only way i was able to get it to work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] takaides:
I know that there are a handful of Verizon LTE GN's out in the wild (either via testers, Googlers, Verizon Staff, and those few, rare lucky bastards that got to buy one on Friday), and I'm wondering if this will work for the LTE variants, or just the EU/CA GSM models. Does anyone have the CDMA/LTE version and have you successfully enabled Wallet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yoni45:
Hmm -- looks like my product name is 'tuna', variant is 'maguro'... =/

I've read of the different variants -- I guess this might be the issue. Is this just a matter of flashing a ROM, or does this go deeper?

If it's flashing a ROM, any particular one you recommend (as in, anything non-stock that's reliable worth running)?

Thanks by the way!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
Even with this set up on my UK phone, it doesn't mean it will work in places in the UK does it?

Do we also get a free $10?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fred23:
It works in the UK where they take contactless credit cards (Caffe Nero in my case, I've heard MacDonalds and Greggs too). You do get the $10, but once you've spent that you're stuck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yoni45:
Bah, scratch that -- just realized maguro is the hardware variant which is the same across the board... Will let you know what the product name is soon as i get a chance !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
How do you get the $10 mate please, I can't see any sign of it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yoni45:
Okay! Got it -- looks like the ro.product.name is yakjuux so this indeed might be it. I guess this question still holds -- how hard is this to swap out? Is it just a matter of changing roms?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukegb:
Important notice for all those who have already attempted to remove the ZIP version to replace with the APK version

Read this if NFC has disappeared from your more menu, you get crashes in the More menu, Wallet now forcecloses where it didn't before after removing the ZIP

I have just (idiotically) noticed a blindingly obvious flaw with the files I had previously uploaded to the stock folder on http://googlewallet.lukegb.com - they were the odexed versions of the files, crucially WITHOUT the .odex files. I've replaced them with pseudo-stock (same signatures) versions of the apks and if you replace the NfcGoogle.apk, Android should correctly take this into account.

Don't forget to chmod 644 the NfcGoogle apk and the com.android.nfc_extras.jar files!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lpasq:
...then there is reflashing firmware for those wanting a fresh start...YMMV
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukegb:
Indeed there is. Just some people were complaining and then eventually I figured out why. *sigh*
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zilaitis817:
I live in the us and im having trouble adding funds to my galaxy nexus google wallet account using my visa debt card it keeps saying could not add funds try again i dont get it i was able to spend the 10 dollars but now i cant top up some one please help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
@lukegb you might want to add this to the thread (talks about how to add funds to google wallet.) NOTE: you need someone living in North America to be able to do this. Make sure you read everything carefully.

http://www.finestfones.com/2011/12/how-to-add-funds-to-google-wallet.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Royal2000H:
This is the only reason I'm scared to install this apk. How do I prevent the Secure Element from ever locking me out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vacaloca:
As other posted said, NFC chip is in the phone itself. You should have no issues activating google wallet on new phone. You will however have to call the support # for Google Wallet in order for them to transfer any money you might've had on your old card to the new one. I have seen another poster mention this previously.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qman66:
yes, this happened to me. i pretended my device had overheating problems and was able to get a new device from a verizon store. but this shouldnt happen to u. i flashed it with the old method the zip file. all u have to do now is install the apk. thats it. it will only happen i think if u keep wiping data without backing it up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Royal2000H:
I tested several ROMs on my Moto DROID and when things were screwy I decided to just full wipe, didn't want to risk bugs arising from backups.

Just like the zip is inferior to the APK, I'm wondering if there's a method (just not discovered yet) better than this APK that can't do permanent damage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mohitrocks:
Now I'm officially freaking out. Is there a possibility that this Will ever happen to me? I'm on Android Revolution HD, and it worked perfectly for me. I'm making a nandroid backup now with Google Wallet working so if I ever get an issue in the future, can I ensure Google Wallet always works by restoring to the backup later? Also, what if I wanted to use a new rom to use Google Wallet? If I wipe, then re-install Google Wallet via the apk method, could this ever happen to me? Eagerly waiting for replies.

EDIT: I also made a nandroid backup
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ryands991:
Here was my experience, I installed the APK, everything seemed to work fine.

I ran a Nandroid backup, and used Titanium backup to backup my wallet app and settings, then wiped the phone and installed a new ROM. I restored my wallet backups, and the secure element was locked. I couldn't even Nandroid back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Royal2000H:
And you never did zip method right?

So this APK permanently ties your phone to the current ROM, if you ever flash to another ROM you destroy accessibility to the secure element / NFC chip. Well that's good.

I think I'll hold off for now..