Alphabet Scoop 044: Google at MWC, Android Q tidbits, and foldable phones

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Eftpos on Android adds Google Pay support to St George, BankSA

Not eextremely Australian financial institution has embraced letting its customers pay for goods and services by their phones, but Eftpos is hoping its changes going to grant a bit of access for those that need it. Spare a thought for the folks out there that use a bank by a not-so-modern approach to paying for things. But changes appear to be coming, and the Eftpos tech that sits at the cashier may be the fix. This week, Eftpos has added backing for those 3 banks on Google Pay, connecting cardholders by an Android phone or wearable to their money. Google Pay's Eftpos connection works for other organisations as well, including ANZ, People's Choice Credit Union, CUA, Nexus Mutual, and Sydney Credit Union, with Apple Pay backing on the iPhone and Apple Watch available for choose banks, too.

Google Contacts for Android updated with Material Theme account switcher

As it stated in Since I/O 2018, the Google Material Theme has rolled out to many first-party apps, by major ones like Gmail for Android just coming aboard. Many of the newer redesigns feature a faster account switcher, by Google Contacts now the laanalisis to adopt this UI element. This laanalisis iteration on Google's Material Theme is clearly moving towards the new account switcher, and de-emphasis of the nav drawer. Google Keep, Gmail, and the Google app were first to implement, by Material Themes initially just adopting a more compact version of the switcher. Google Contacts 3.4.6 began rolling out earlier this 7 days and is now widely available via the Play Store.