Help Paypal Here

[Daytonabob]

Has anyone been able to get the credit card reader Paypal Here to work on the C771. According to there website it should have all of the prerequisites but when I try to download it says device not compatible. Hate to have to get a new phone but I need this for work. Does anyone know of a work around. Thanks

 

[Willster419]

being In high school, I have never used that technology on a smartphone. but, if you could better describe the problem or error message, I might be able to help.

 

[Daytonabob]

Thanks for your interest. I am trying to use this app to accept credit cards for our work. Although my phone is not listed in the ones that will not work, and it appears that I have the requirements, when I try to download the app it says that my phone is not compatible. I was wondering if there was any kind of update I could put on my phone to make it compatible. Love the ruggedness of the phone as I am tough on them and would hate to have to change to get this to work.

 

[Willster419]

I have done some research/testing and found these results:

It seems that Paypal has recently updated their Paypal here app and is only allowing it on devices they have tested themselves. I have two other devices that "have the requirements" but are not "compatible". With the popularity of the commando vs, for example, getting it on the galaxy note...

So then i tried to forcibly install it. they are on version 1.7.2. the most recent version that I could find for a sideloading was 1.5.x. It installed and ran fine, but i only got to the login screen. (not 18...yet) finding if it all works would be up to you. The most i can do is post the apk here. (see below)

Essentially, you would be at the mercy of Paypal for allowing slightly behind versions to work, and at the mercy of xda developers for people to post the latest apk. i know that in a business world this reliability would be considered unacceptable.

As for an update on the phone, I have heard editing of the build.prop file, but that might make any Casio system app stop working. again not reliable.

You can download and try the version i posted, and i wish you best of luck, but it will only work for so long until Paypal updates again...

Another thing you should note is the use of a audio jack. the commando one sits lower than other phones, so you might have to buy a physical workaround. I went to amazon and got a "mediabridge" cable and a female to female adapter. there shouldn't be a problem with the card reader beyond that.

If you want to buy a phone to work with Paypal I would just call them up and ask them what android phones work with it right now. then ask them if the commando 4g works

I wish i could help out further, but i dont have the account or paypal card reader to test with. Anyway, hope this helps and best of luck