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Google Pay is officially dead in the US. Just got the email.

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.

If you have linked accounts on Google Pay to monitor your transactions and insights, you’ll still be able to view your transactions on the Google Pay website in the transactions tab after June 4, 2024. If you wish to disconnect your accounts after June 4, 2024, you will be able to unlink them on the Google Pay website.

If you've used the Google Pay app in the U.S. to send money with Wise from the U.S. to India or Singapore, this feature and related transaction information will no longer be available in the app starting June 4, 2024. This does not impact your Wise account, which you can continue to access at wise.com.

Google Payment Corporation's Customer Service and Error Resolution Policy and applicable processes still apply to report unauthorized transactions related to Google Pay. If you have any further questions about your balance in the app, you can learn more about your Google Pay balance.

For all other questions related to the app, please visit this article or the Google Pay Help Center.

Corkyskog ,

I can't believe I could have used this to send money to India... all the hoops I had to jump through and I could have just used Google pay?

RagingHungryPanda OP ,

I've used Wise before and it's worked well. There is a fee though, so I'm not sure if it's better than PayPal. Good luck there.

Corkyskog ,

For some reason Paypal wouldn't even work. I ended up having to buy items in a game they played and then transferring the account to them so they could then resell it back into Indian Rupees. I tried so many other ways, there were either massive fees or it just wouldn't work. I could have used crypto, but she didn't trust it.

muntedcrocodile ,

Sir degoogle ur life u dont want or need that spyware.

GoogleSellsAds ,
@GoogleSellsAds@sh.itjust.works avatar

People walk around with Google in their pockets. It's the cheapest and easiest option. They voluntarily install that spyware on top of other spyware.

Etterra ,

I didn't even know that was a thing lol

then_three_more ,

It's just a name change, again. It'll be android pay again in a few months. Then if you're really sad about loosing Google pay you'll just need to wait a year or so and it'll be rebranded Google pay again.

DarkShaggy ,

This is so true of Google.....

Bob_Robertson_IX ,

Except it isn't just a name change because with this change you can no longer use it for person to person payments.

then_three_more ,

Never knew that was a feature in some countries. Well, typical Google dropping features when rebranding.

laurelraven ,

But they'll totally bring the best features from the old one into the new one!

(They do not consider that feature that you care about to be one of the "best features")

then_three_more ,

One of these days Assistant Gemini will be as capable as Google Now.

PaintedSnail ,

"Google Pay" app is going away, but the "GPay" app is not, and you can use that for person to person transactions. Yay Google naming conventions.

ilinamorato ,

Much like Google Chat became Google Hangouts which became Google Chat, Google Wallet became Google Pay which became Google Wallet again.

How long before Google Play becomes Android Market again? Or YouTube becomes Google Video?

eee ,

I don't really remember what the names of Google apps are anymore. I just know there's an app I can use to tap to pay, and I have a custom icon for that app (since all of Googles app icons are so similar it's confusing).

Once they deprecate one app and move to the next, I'll just change the icon on that.

ilinamorato ,

Yeah, and I use a Pixel, so I don't even really often have to hit any app icons at all, making this even more of a nothingburger.

FiskFisk33 ,

youtube was never google video. Google video was a competitor to youtube, and perplexingly coexisted with youtube for several years after the google youtube aquisition.

ilinamorato ,

Sure, which is why I didn't put "again" after that, but it was really just necessary for the joke (because yeah, it's obviously ridiculous).

bandwidthcrisis ,

Or like when Meet went away, but Talk in Gmail was renamed Meet and Duo also became corporate Meet.

Or something like that. Maybe Allo was involved.

ilinamorato ,

Honestly who can tell at this point?

RickRussell_CA ,
@RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world avatar

Will you be able to buy Google Wallet gift cards with cash, and charge up Google Wallet so you can make POS and online payments?

Because I suspect that was a main driver of Google Pay.

penquin ,
@penquin@lemm.ee avatar

They waste so much money doing this dumb shit all the time. Create 6000 apps that do the same thing and each one is slightly different, then realize how stupid they are then combine them into one. Good old Google 😂

kandoh ,

If ever there was a company begging to be broken up by order of the state....

Glowstick , (edited )

No, the standalone google pay APP is just having it's features transitioned into google wallet. Google payment services is totally unchanged.

Quote:

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.

rushaction ,

Except Google Pay had the ability to send money to/from friends and bill splitting. Wallet has no such features at all. And nothing they've published or any news on it seems to mention this. (Which has left me somewhat confused that I'm missing something. But as best as I can tell, I'm not)

tsonfeir ,
@tsonfeir@lemmy.world avatar

Good time for Apple to come in and offer an android option for Apple Pay. 😅

Glowstick ,

Sure, but OP worded their headline to sound like they were talking about the google payment system itself, which is not what this news is about

rushaction ,

D'oh. I missed that! 😔

PaintedSnail ,

Because Google is Google and can't keep their own shit straight, there is a bit of confusion. "Google Pay" is going away, but "GPay" is not. You can still use the GPay app for person to person transactions. Google Wallet is used for things like tap-to-pay. Both apps link to the same underlying account.

rushaction ,

Oh ffs. 🤯

Zerlyna ,
@Zerlyna@lemmy.world avatar

snickers

knobbysideup ,
@knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works avatar

I got tired of fighting with GPay on crdroid every other week. Got a card that works with my Garmin watch instead. No more nonsense.

TachyonTele ,

Anyone care to point out highlights? I'm not reading a fcking tos.

asap ,
@asap@lemmy.world avatar

The standalone Google Pay app will be shut down.

Google Wallet (which is almost certainly what you're using) will still be functioning as normal.

TachyonTele ,

Thank you very much!

KLISHDFSDF ,
@KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml avatar

As well as losing the ability to send money from person to person. People will have to find another solution for that - Zelle, PayPal, Cashapp, etc.

PaintedSnail ,

Nope, you can do that with GPay, which is not the same as Google Pay, which is not the same as Google Wallet, but they all connect to the same account. Yay Google naming 😑.

AlternateRoute ,

So use google wallet..

Instead of rebranding / upgrading one product, Google continues to make new products and have awkward migrations between them.

tbhall77 ,
@tbhall77@lemmy.world avatar

And that is why I have been slowly moving away from them one product at a time.

SkaveRat ,

slowly moving away from them one product at a time

you'd make a great google manager!

DarkShaggy ,

Hilarious

Link ,

What alternative is there to Google Wallet?

BombOmOm ,
@BombOmOm@lemmy.world avatar

PayPal, Zelle, Apple Pay, a credit card, cash.

Lost_My_Mind ,

Checks, money orders.

catloaf ,

Beaver pelts?

SpaceNoodle ,

Very small rocks

ilinamorato ,

A duck!

BossDj ,

Who are you so wise in the ways of science?

Assman ,
@Assman@sh.itjust.works avatar

Joe

ilinamorato ,

There are some who call me....Tim?

Imgonnatrythis ,

Samsung pay is still pretty cool. Was the bomb when they supported MST in addition to NFC.

Crashumbc ,

PayPal is more evil then just about anyone else

xep ,

I'm not in the US but don't use it at all. Maybe I wouldn't be able to avoid it if I had to make payments on the Google store.

SpaceNoodle ,

A literal wallet

TheBat ,
@TheBat@lemmy.world avatar

Tulip bulbs

Feathercrown ,

rentadrunk .org? Nice

Lost_My_Mind ,

This weekend I'm going to take a stab at this peertube thing. I want to see how it works.

bluGill ,

It works great however a lot of content isn't there.

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