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Well, it doesn't work for me at the moment (Nexus 6P). I'm getting "Android Pay can't be used" message when trying to add a card. It's worth noting that my bootloader is unlocked and the phone is rooted (stock ROM). It will be a shame if it requires phone not to be rooted, because as much as I'd like to use Android Pay - I like my ad blocker better.

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Rooted phones not supported. This is well documented.

http://www.xda-developers.com/google-security-engineer-expla...

(PS there are workarounds)

This is almost certainly because it is rooted, IMHO. All the serious banking/payment apps I have seen won't run on a rooted phone as they can no longer be sure of the integrity of the device.

I haven't rooted and it says "Android pay is not available"

The Android N preview doesn't work either, my 6p works fine on Marshmallow in the UK.

This is because beta versions don't pass safetynet checks.

This turned out to be because I also had the HSBC app installed, and there is a global setting to choose which contactless provider to use. Helpful error message.

Yet oddly I can log in to my banking sites on my 'rooted' laptop and transfer all my funds with a couple of clicks.

I suspect the phone rooting block is more for protecting their proprietary client-side code.

Since there is no secure element on most android phones it would not be permissible to use android pay on it. I'm sure there are ways to trick the check but it is not supposed to work.

Oh dear, it's WGA all over again

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