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Samsung Wallet just got a travel feature that I hope Google Wallet copies ASAP

Samsung Wallet just got a travel feature that I hope Google Wallet copies ASAP

Samsung / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung’s Trips feature builds an itinerary from wallet entries. The feature is exclusive to Galaxy users. Google Wallet is missing a similar option to organize your trip. Samsung Wallet just dropped a major feature that’ll make you jealous if you use Google Wallet, especially if you travel often or have a big trip planned. Also: Samsung is ending Messages in July: 5 replacements I’d switch to now To this point, Samsung’s native wallet app and Android’s built-in wallet app have been so similar that most users probably default to Google Wallet because of name recognition. That might be changing soon, though, as Galaxy users are getting a big reason to use the Samsung app. Trips In an effort to make its wallet app more than just a place to store cards, Samsung has introduced Trips — a feature that takes all of your travel-related items you’ve added to your wallet, such as hotel reservations, flight …

X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow

X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow

Bluesky’s “Starter Packs,” the curated lists of suggested users to follow, have proven a popular way to help people connect with others on the social network — so popular, in fact, that X is now copying the feature. On Wednesday, X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, announced in a post that the Elon Musk-owned app will soon introduce its own version of these lists, which it’s calling “Starterpacks.” (How original!) The idea behind the new feature is to help users find accounts that match their interests across a range of categories, including News, Politics, Fashion, Technology, Business & Finance, Health & Fitness, Gaming, Stocks, Memes, and more. However, unlike Bluesky’s Starter Packs, which anyone on the platform can make and share with others, X created its own lists internally. As Bier explains in his post on X, the company “scoured the world for the top posters in every niche and country” over the past several months to compile its lists. In other words, the packs are based on X’s internal data — not on individual …