Navigo on Android moves to Google Wallet, up to 20 cards per phone

What changes for Navigo users on Android?

A phone can now hold up to 20 cards, where it used to hold just one. That means you can keep your child's pass next to yours. You choose which card to tap, and only one can be set as the default so it works with the phone asleep. Until now, only the iPhone allowed several cards.

For the first time you can also buy tickets and subscriptions in Google Wallet, though the app is optional. Titles remain available in the IDFM, Bonjour RATP and SNCF Connect apps, which switch to Google's technology today. More Android phones can validate a pass without opening an app.

Existing subscribers will get a mandatory migration the next time they reload their pass. Some titles, such as Navigo Liberté+, won't be forced across, but you should be able to ask for the switch yourself. Passes can also be restored when you change phone.

Who loses out?

Samsung users. They lose validation with the phone switched off and compatibility with the Galaxy Watch. No smartwatch is supported at launch. An exception remains for Samsung phones set up with Samsung Wallet, but they don't get perks like the 20 cards.

No Android phone running Google's system works when switched off or out of battery, unlike an iPhone, which has been able to hold Navigo in Apple's Wallet since May 2024.