Does Global Developer ROM support Android Pay?

[umirza85]

Im thinking about switching from Global Stable to Global Developer ROM (based on suggestions here) but am wondering if my banking apps and android pay will still work?

I like the fact that the global dev gets weekly OTA updates. But what will happen when the phone starts getting a bit older, will they still release weekly updates? Also is it possible to easily switch back to global stable rom in the future (like when Global Stable is on a new release)?

 

[bmg002]

As far as I am aware, it should support android pay. I have the global developer ROM installed (switched from global stable to developer which is very easy and doesn't even need a full wipe), but I also installed magisk so I could hide root and it allowed android pay to work.
I believe you need to unlock your bootloader to switch from global stable to global developer and an unlocked bootloader will cause android pay to fail. I don't see why you can't re-lock the bootloader once you are on developer though.

As for the weekly OTA updates, they are "usually weekly". The latest developer ROM came out October 12th if I remember correctly and there hasn't been another one since. But I think that this is likely due to no major changes occurring. There was a release on the 19th, but the changes didn't affect our phone (5s plus) so we have not got that release yet. There should be a release today, but I only see one for the china developer ROM.

I do see that the global stable should be coming out November 2nd. So if you are wanting to go to developer just because it is "new and shiney", may as well wait for the 2nd and grab the global stable.

 

[tomi001]

You can swith from global stable to global developer very easy. Just download the rom from miui.com then go to updater. Then click on the 3 dots and choose "choose the update package" so no root and no unlocked bootloader. But it wipes all your data so do a backup.

 

[AlkaliX]

Google do certify only stable ROMs so Android Pay will not work on Global Developer ROM out of the box.
I have tested this at my own phone with vanila Global Developer ROM, locked boot loader and no root.

Other banking software may work or may doesn't work. It depends of the software vendor and what verification they are making.

I rolled back to Global Stable to avoid mess with Android Pay.