Standalone Google Pay app in the U.S. is going to be shut down on June 4th, 2024
Standalone Google Pay app in the U.S. is going to be shut down on June 4th, 2024
We are writing to inform you about changes to your Google Pay experience. As we continue to provide safe and seamless payments to users around the world, we are also simplifying the app experience in the U.S. For years, Google Wallet has been the primary place to securely store payment cards used for tap and pay in stores, alongside your other digital items like transit cards, driver’s license or state IDs, and more. While in-store and online payments via Google Pay are unchanged, the U.S. version of the standalone Google Pay app will no longer be available for use starting June 4, 2024.
Anywhere you normally use Google Pay — from checking out online to tapping and paying in stores — remains the same. If you use your Android phone to shop in stores where Google Pay is accepted, you can continue to tap to pay in stores with the Google Wallet app. Learn more about Google Wallet.
Here are the key changes and important dates:
• As of today you will no longer be able to view or activate deals in the app. If you previously activated a deal, and are still waiting for cash back, regular reward timelines apply. We know finding the best deal is important when shopping, which is why we launched a new deals destination on Search.
• Changes to peer-to-peer payments: As of June 4, 2024, you will no longer be able to send money to, request, or receive money from others through the U.S. version of the Google Pay app.
• Manage your Google Pay balance from the Google Pay app until June 4, 2024: You can use the U.S. version of the Google Pay app until June 4, 2024 to view and transfer your Google Pay balance to your bank account. You can continue to view and transfer your funds to your bank account after June 4, 2024 from the Google Pay website. Learn more about transferring money out of Google Pay.
Source: email update
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Every time they "simplify" their products, they make it worse.
Stop. Fixing. What. Isn't. Broken!
They entered multiple industries and took losses to rise to the top and outlast the competition, in many cases. Now that they're running what are practically utilities, they see there is no money in it and pull out.
Modern tech industry 101, and yes, it's dumb as fuck.
I've not had a standalone Google pay app in years, why was it still a thing in the US?
You know they adopted chip n pin two decades after the rest of the planet aye? They're still using fuckin cheques like it's medieval times or something
Sideways glance at France
No idea, I haven't had it either. I uninstalled it a while back because I couldn't figure out what the use was.
The fun part is you still can't transfer out less than $1. I had 81¢. So I tried to transfer in 21¢ so I could transfer a whole $1 out.
Nope, can't transfer in less than $10.
I was able to transfer in $10 so I can get my $10.81 out. But fuck, Google, if you're the one shutting shit down, how about you let me transfer my money out regardless of how much/little there is?
I would imagine they'd send you a check at some point, but yeah, not really a customer-facing experience.
I mean, we never figured out how it happened, but they denied me a warranty return on a phone that I bought from them because it didn't match the IMEI they said they sold me.
I keep buying their phones, so maybe I'm dumb, but I'd rather not have to rely on Trust Me Bro to get my money. Even as little as it was.
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Better still, Google wallet was killed for Google pay a number of years back. I remember being upset about it at the time. Now they're killing the killer to return the killed. I suspect it's about updating terms of service...