Google Wallet has transformed over the past few years, becoming a digital vault that can store pretty much anything that you need. Not only does it store your credit and debit cards, but it can now also store concert tickets, coupons, flight tickets, IDs, and even passports. It’s one of the most powerful apps that Google makes that really tends to fly under the radar.

Despite how much it has grown, we’ve continued to see new updates arrive to the app quite frequently, delivering a wealth of new and useful features. And it now appears that the app is getting a small face-lift when it comes to pulling out your cards on the fly, with a cleaner overlay UI that’s also more useful for those running the latest version of the app on Android 16.

A small change that could leave a big impact

The news came from a Reddit user sharing the find on the Google Wallet subreddit, sharing an image of what the new overlay UI looks like, along with the version number of the app, which comes in at 25.31 (via 9to5Google). You can check your own Pixel handset to see if this feature is now available, but it might be a very limited release.

In order to access the latest UI, you’ll need to first update your Google Wallet beta app, update Play Service, and then set Wallet to appear when you double-push the power button. This isn’t setup by default, so you will need to make that change before trying out the new feature. Once this is all setup, you will double-push the power button, which will activate the new Wallet UI overlay.

From here, you should see your cards prominently displayed in the middle of the screen with a new blurred background. There’s also going to be an indicator at the top that instructs you to hold the phone to the NFC reader. You can also swipe through your cards if needed, but it will open up the default card with the double-push action.

If you need to access the Wallet app more in-depth, there’s an option to do so at the bottom of the new screen. What’s great about this is that it’s just an overlay and doesn’t open the app, which means, once the transaction is done, it’ll go back to whatever you were doing prior. We’ve seen something similar before, and it’s also present on the iPhone as well. So if you’re running Android 16 on a supported Pixel phone, update the Google Wallet app and give this a try.