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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
We will never get official support on google wallet, because T-mobile and verizon wanna make their own paying system which is crap. Well, nobody wants to mod the wallet version....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
So why even advertise nfc capabilties on a carrier that isnt going to support it? Not trying to sound picky. Call me bias, but i dont see a present use , at least for me to use nfc for how i use my phone. How many will actually use it if it gets supported today?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
I have a trick that worked. See here!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Well installing it is one thing, but getting it to start are different things. Op needs to change the title.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
It opened up just fine. :) I was using the hacked version previously but I'm happy to have one directly from the Market now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
:) my question was that if it even worked though after installing?

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
It worked before. I opened and was able to reload money back on it. Seems like smooth sailing from here. The OP's method did not work for me. I'll post the method I used in a second.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Thanks on behalf of thosr who are looking foward to using it.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
From your phone open the browser and head to http://market.android.com. (Tip: You may want to clear data and defaults on browser and Market before doing this.)

Search for “Google Wallet.” (If your browser prompts you to open the Market, don’t. Just stay in the browser.)

When the results come back, tap on the Google Wallet icon.

Tap the “Install” button from within the browser and then sign into your Google account. (Again, this is all from the browser, not the Market app.)

Once you have signed in, you should be redirected back to the Market page in the browser.

Tap the back button until you are prompted for the Market or Browser again, this time choosing the Market.

The Android Market should open to the Google Wallet page with an option to install.

Let me know if it works for you guys! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
still doesn#t work for me :( when I wanna to go the android market app, it searches for google wallet but without succes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Installs but says not supported device. Only option is to exit.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
You don't search from the market. You go to the web page, search Google Wallet, click install, sign-in, click install one more time, hit back and click the market and it automatically loads up for you! Make sure you clear the data from your Market first!

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Okay, I will look up some more methods. I also found a few modified apk's as well. (I am still wary of using those though.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I did that, but instead of showing me the app, the market searches for google+wallet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] algorhythm:
Guys, we can easily download the app. Our phones do NOT have the hardware implementation to run Google Wallet at this time. Figuring out different ways of downloading the .apk file is useless.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
sorry but what is required other then a NFC chip for Google Wallet ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armoguy94:
I installed it on my phone running Darkside's CM7 ROM by opening the market page on my computer and simply clicking Chrome to Phone. When the dialog appeared on my phone, which asked whether I wanted to open the link up in the Market or in my Browser, I clicked Market. It opened the Android Market and let me install it just fine.

The Wallet App opened and configured itself using my network connection. Then, it showed a dialog, which was NOT "Hardware Not Supported." Instead, it said that my NFC is not turned on and I can either go to the settings and turn it on, or exit the app. NFC never worked for me on the CM7 ROM, so I exited. I was in flight mode with my WiFi turned on this entire time.

Then I installed Digital Anarky to try this out. I installed Google Wallet just fine using the same method as before. I forgot to use flight mode, if that makes a difference. Now I get a "Hardware Not Supported" dialog. Is this onto something?

EDIT: Disregard this post. As long as NFC is disabled on any ROM, that is the dialog that will show up. Until NFC is enabled, "Hardware Not Support" will not appear.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wilsonium:
CM7 does not support the NFC hardware in our phones yet so Google Wallet will not run on CM7. However, developers are a clever and smart bunch of people and might figure something out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] goonx:
I think it has to be enabled at the ROM/kernel level
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
So in the case of the T989, it'd be at T-Mobile's discretion.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I took this qoute from the bounty thread as to why it does work with ours.

" Currently, Google Wallet can only be run on Nexus devices (officially or unofficially) because not only do they have an NFC chip, but they also have a chip alongside that, which is called the secure element. The secure element is where all the credit card and sensitive information are stored when using Google Wallet. To ever support the SGSII, I believe Google will have to redesign their product to work with phones that do not have a secure element, like all of the SGSIIs, including ours, the T989"

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
Ics

From a galaxy better than yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
So what I'm taking from that is no hope and this whole NFC on the T989 was a joke. (As on any other non-Nexus device.) I just don't get the point of the app being so locked down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Wow people really cant be patient. Im sure theyre gonna make it work (google). Besides, taking out your phone is the same process as taking out your wallet for your card. Americans really are that lazy now.. You can even order fast food from your house now and be delivered. plus, requirements show that it needs 2.3.7 and up for it work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wilsonium:
I'm also hopeful but blame the carriers for omitting the secure element to cripple the devices leaving our only choice being their own Isis NFC setup. Of course this is all subjective. And I also recall somewhere that the secure element would be in the SIM... Which would be a barrier to using NFC payment features on another carrier unless they too had enabled SIMs. To thwart Google Wallet, Isis signed Gemalto in December which gives secure element options including in the SIM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kwiggington:
Thats because the galaxy nexus is supported the gs2 isnt

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
I have heard no updates on this whole Isis situation. It was announced and as far as I know has drifted off into a deep abyss.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
Supported by Google? Partially. Supported by T-Mobile? Absolutely not. I had to use that trick to force the download.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbinvb:
I got it to download from the market by doing everything through the browser. But when i launch the app i get "Hardware is not supported" message
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armoguy94:
The international Galaxy SII is also lacking a built-in secure element. Clearly, the carriers had nothing to do with this. The point of using a secure element is to store the information securely, if that wasnt already obvious. This whole thing is for security. We will need to wait for Google to modify the app to not use a secure element - which i doubt will happen - or wait for a secure element SD card or sim card.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
So basically this does not work except for a few fringe cases. And even then (i'm not directly calling anyone a liar in particular), those claims are questionable. This really needs closed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armoguy94:
No, it never worked, ever, on our device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
Ok so why is this being dragged out. If it worked he would have got that bounty. Obviously it doesn't.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kwiggington:
Yeah it sucks big time but thats how the carriers roll

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrMalone:
Can we close this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gark1970:
Didn't work for me...Still recognizes that the HTC Amaze is a T-mobile phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Joy2DaWurld:
It doesn't matter if you get it installed or not. Our NFC chip is IN THE BATTERY of the T-Mobile SGSII...whereas the NFC chip for the GNEX is in the motherboard itself ("secure element"). Google would need to entirely flip the switch on how the Google Wallet app is designed for it to work on our phones. Which I assume will come "soon." Let's just stay patient everyone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wilsonium:
I may be wrong and I searched to no avail for the thread with the breakdown ... but I believe it's only the antenna that's in the battery. The chip is actually on the logic board. If it were in the battery you'd have issues every time you swapped your battery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
I don't think this it true. The NFC antenna batteries for the GNex and our T989 are actually compatible. I have one running in my T989 right now, and NFC behaves exactly the same.

I don't think anyone has ever proven definitively whether or not we have a secure element in our phones. No hardcore development has ever occurred on our phones to get Google Wallet working, so everything is just speculation as far as I can tell.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] S7UDi0:
What if you have multiple batterys for the same phone? Same NFC signal ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] degeneration:
I'm not positive on this, but I think the NFC "chip" he is referring to is in the phone, but the NFC antenna is on the battery... so that would be a moot point.

EDIT: Nevermind, I misread his post. I think he's wrong, I am pretty sure our chip is not in the battery, just the antenna... but I wouldn't know.

Just ignore everything about this post, nevermind.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Joy2DaWurld:
Sorry yeah, I meant to say antenna. It was a late night lol. Although my point being that the NFC chip itself is within the main logic board on both devices, but different processors and chipsets for both devices = incompatibility.

The antenna is one thing but different chipsets is what I meant to talk about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jonathan3579:
There was an update to Google Wallet today. Look at the notes for the update. Would someone mind seeing if you guys have access now?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bluevmax92:
i will use it if it becomes available . however, theres another obstacle in the way; i use a visa card not a mastercard... ALAS, yet another roadblock on my journey towards NFC capabilities... :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] republic84:
no-go

Didn't work for me either, and I'm on ICS. I didn't expect it to work, Google isn't that stupid. I did install it from a posted apk file, just hangs forever at the initializing device stage. Tmo, vzw, and att wont be allowing it anytime soon since the 3 of them are jointly developing an nfc payment system of their own. Would have been cool though!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pokejake2002:
Google Wallet Workaround progress (Able to enter pin. Stuck on Initialization.)

I am running IML74K Ics Perfection (located here) on my rooted T-Mobile SGH-T989.

I was playing around with the build.prop and tried copying over a few pieces of the build.prop from my brother's Gnexus. After a decent amount of trial and error I was able to make some progress. Here is how I got farther than anyone else on this thread has so far managed.

1) Download Market Enabler from the Google Play store and, in the app, go over to "settings list" then long-press on where it says "[us] T-Mobile (T-mobile)" That should "fake" the android market (and any apps that really care about your carrier) that you are using T-Mobile.

2) Use Root Explorer or Aboslute System Root Tools (A personal favorite of mine) to replace the build.prop with this one build.prop

3) Install the google wallet apk from this post Lukegb's Google Wallet APK

4) Run

If you click on the W in the Upper-left corner it should take you to a screen where you can put in a pin, then one where you can add cards. Not sure if the add cards feature works yet (because I don't have any cards to add) and I don't think we can get the free $10 unless we can get past the "Initializing your device" screen that it seems to be hung up on (and eventually the app stops responding). But this seems to be progress and I'm hoping that with a bit more tweaking or even a more stable rom for the phone we will be able to get this working and get our $10.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ajster1989:
Just a thought

Just an Idea, might be a long shot...

Try going into your applications list and clearing the data for your market.

Do this while your sim is out and on flight w/ wifi so it can't find your carrier... then when you sign back in see if it let's you download it...

if it works, and that's a big "if" then hit the thanks button lol :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] scuzzbag87:
Idk if his has been mentioned but now that I'm running ics on my gs2 courtesy of the skyrocket leak Google wallet shows up in the play store, it didn't before. I installed it but it says unsupported. For a minute there I got excited :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pixlgeek:
I am on a T989 with Juggernaut latest.

I just went to the Play Store/Marketplace, searched for Wallet and it installed just fine. However when I attempt to run it says this software has not been certified in your country or phone/carrier.

I am in USA on TMobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bmozaffari:
Seriously people, stop it!!! Read any of the hundreds of posts here or elsewhere and you will realize that Google Wallet will not work on our phone or any phone with a chipset that it hasn't been released for. Stop reviving this thread for no reason.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
Google wallet WILL work on our phone just need a simple update from google... so chill out bro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] danielblakes:
I don't know who you are, but you haven't been wrong yet.

Here's hoping.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grawkiller73:
Please elaborate on how you know this/how it would work without the secure element?

Sent from my Hercules on CM9
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
because chuck Norris told me lol... but seriously it will work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
Sooo....you seem to be able to make things happen these days. Anyway you can make anything happen on this?

Maybe a leak with the appropriate code change? :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sc0rp1n0x:
Google Wallet only works on ICS 4.0. Any Gingerbread rom including CM7 will not be able to use the app. But even with my ICS ROM, there is still the carrier restriction in place from T-Mobile.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wollivierre:
tryed it but didn't work for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iwasblown:
maybe ics will work out google wallet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CAYCE_VII:
No, it won't.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anhmuonm:
Ok, confirm that Google Wallet does not work at all. This is the message I got

"Unfortunately, Google Wallet has yet been certified in your country or on your device/carrier". Please change the heading of this thread!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CAYCE_VII:
It wont work on our phone ok...is it really THAT big of a deal if you can tap your phone to pay for something vs just swiping your card? close this thread please.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nikmel420:
Is it a big deal? No. Would I ever use it? I'd have to try it at least once I'd love to. Do I care? no I didn't buy a phone for that.but hell I'd love to see it work.I love anything new on phones.now if they make one that shoots phasers and block us from using it then I'd be pissed lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phillieblunt742:
This does not work I have the apk and I'm on T-mobile I think u just have to change the model. Of the phone that worked for me on the vibrant when I wanted the aps. From the market that the. Galaxy S 4G had but sadly I forgot how to do it lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phillieblunt742:
I have the apk if anyone needs it hit me up on gtalk philliebluntg1@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
You're able to use Google Wallet with this APK?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CAYCE_VII:
No you're not, unless your phone is a Nexus...

WHY would you believe this guy? he has 4 posts since 2010 and his name is phillieBLUNT742
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ieatacid:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/354635-region-device-root-patched-google-wallet-apk-11-r63-v12/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 1brainsurgeon:
He didn't say it worked on this device. He simply said he has an apk if anyone wants it. (I'm assuming, as an attempt to contribute to the community) Why must you flame?!

More importantly, why do you have a donate button???

you have less than 300 posts and less than 60 thanks...if you wanna talk numbers

Head back over to your failed Timescape thread and fix the links everyone is asking about....troll

Edit: after reading over his first post again, he actually says "this doesn't work"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Beast84:
Doesn't work... Been trying since this morning when he posted it. Just hangs at the initializing screen forever, then force closes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
Please can the op request this thread closed? It will never work until Google works it out with the carriers. Which is never. Get a nexus or an LG off network.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phillieblunt742:
Your wrong u can use it if u have the skyrocket or Galaxy Nexus u need ics
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
You clearly didn't read my post. Only the nexus and one of lg's new phones. It does not work on the skyrocket.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 1brainsurgeon:
Damn it Phillie. Ya should have left well enough alone. T mobile GS 2 doesn't and more than likely never will have google wallet. ICS or GB
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
Tmobile will activate google wallet for galaxy s2 owners by the end of June.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
Source?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] armoguy94:
That's not true so stop spreading BS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jdyowa:
This thread needs to be closed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bwinger79:
I would love to know how exactly this is possible seeing that no software in the world will make Google Wallet work. This means that short of having every SGS2 user go to a store and get a SIM that supports Secure Element (which they wont do) this phone will never support Google Wallet. Sounds to me like someone doesnt know what the hell they are talking about....but I guess I could be wrong. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
Delete......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
This guy is a troll, rank and file.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] l30r0:
I just saw that google wallet was updated to support more phone so i went into the market and it shows and allows me to install google wallet on my T989. I get hung up on the verification part i assume because i don't have any service on my phone, but i figured someone else could try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
No

Please close this stupid thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
I stand by my word. Source? MrKnitty if you are familiar with him.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ntellegence:
Well it seems other carriers are choosing not to use Google wallet. This could open the door for Google to subsidize the cost of new sims. So it is possible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
You keep calling people a troll but they are just storming things.. who cares if they are right or not.. how about you stop being a wanna be internet cop with a bone for this thread .. damn..

I heard similar news that we will be getting GWallet or something similar very soon. Everyone like to talk about the secure element .. shut up... your a bunch of freaking parrots repeating what you hear blindly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
Deleted......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] one5:
nevermind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
I still stand by my word. However when I say galaxy s2 users on ics, it means the s3 as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jester450:
I applaud you Sir. for sticking to your word.

We get past that crap about the device not being supported. Now a message saying its not supported in our country/carrier.

We just need someone to hack it to work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
Just got word thar tmobile maybe doing without gw...

Tmobile trying to partner up with a company and do it that way somewhat like sprint.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bwinger79:
Bedtime....

Lets go ahead and put this to bed once and for all. Below...you will find a link to Paul OBrien's (MoDaCo) edited Wallet.apk. This apk has been edited to remove device check and so on. Please...install it on your newly updated T989 running ICS and watch it fail all over itself. You will not be able to activate an account. Simply...the T989 does not have native support for secure element. Without it, Wallet will not work. Dont care if you "stand by your word" or not, fact is fact.

http://www.modaco.com/topic/354635-region-device-root-patched-google-wallet-apk-11-r67-v4/

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T-Mobile is, and has been for quite some time, in bed with ISIS. You can find information on the product at the link below. Sadly...it is taking them forever to roll out their payment system, and because of this corporate partnership, T-Mo has decided to shun Wallet and every other mobile payment system.

http://www.paywithisis.com/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kevinbear:
I keep seeing people posting comments about the secure element factor, but have yet to see anyone cite or link to anything concrete proving this idea to be true.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] billydroid:
http://www.google.com/wallet/faq.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
Uhh, how is that a cite for the T989 not having a secure element? That's just a generic page about Google Wallet.

I'm with kevinbear, as far as I can tell, the no secure element talk is just a rumor that started one day and then everyone repeats it.