Google Wallet tests floating bar redesign with Home button and new animation

Google Wallet is gearing up for a redesign of its floating bottom bar that adds more utility, while also testing a new transition animation. Right now, Google Wallet’s bottom bar includes View more/search and Plus buttons. A future version of the app could add a new Home option.

We dug into version 26.45.1018 of Google Wallet to activate this under-development floating bar at the bottom of the screen, which features a new Home option, while tweaking the rest. Here’s a comparison between the current and upcoming design:

The floating bar appears thicker here, while the existing View more option is denoted by an icon next to Home. Meanwhile, the plus button to add a new pass sits separately.

With this revamp, users can seamlessly switch between the Home and View more tabs without navigating back and accessing them individually. There’s also a new bubbly animation while switching between the tabs, as you can see in the video below.

Overall, this is a significant change from the existing Google Wallet floating bar design, and one that most users could get on board with.

That said, since we had to manually enable this particular visual tweak, it’s difficult to say exactly when it will roll out to the masses. But seeing how smoothly it worked during our testing, we hope it’s not far from becoming widely available to all Wallet users.

In other Google Wallet news, users in Austria can now add their passport to the app, following the recent addition of Italy and Ireland to the list.

Although not a lot of countries are supported right now, the continued addition of new regions is certainly welcome news for Wallet users worldwide.