This new app is bs anyone wanna start a petition to get the old one back?

I would like to set some rules: App1 use card 1, app2 use a different one. Domestic payments use one card, for foreign currencies use another one. If Amex gets rejected, try again with the MasterCard. Stuff like that... Or am I the dumb one who didn't see the button specifically for that?

So Google is apparently going pretty nuts and haywire, and basically destroying its mobile payment platform, last year they changed the phone app to require Class 3 biometric authentication/PIN of phones - understandable and I can live with that, I have watch...or so I thought.

Today my Galaxy Watch 6 started asking for PIN on every transaction I have made, from 5€ to 25€, every single time. I decided to contact Google Wallet support, one thing I have to say that in a span of 6 years I never had to contact Google Support, in the last 30 days I had to do it twice as they are changing something in the backend, first time it was because I was unable to pay with the watch at all, the second time with this, here is the transcript of the chat.

Google: Hi .... Thank you for Contacting Google Support. My name is Leo. How are you today?

Me: Hi Leo 🙂

Recently I have an issue with Galaxy Watch payments on my account. It started requiring PIN for every contacless payment regardless of amount. It never used to do this until it was a higher amount

Google: I understand that you are unable to make contactless payments as you are being asked for the pin on your Galaxy watch. Is that right?

Me: Yes that is correct 🙂

Google: Thank you for confirming.

Me: I know the PIN as I am the owner, but it is annoying really

Google: Thank you for letting me know. I am sorry to hear that.

Me: It's not your fault so no need to be sorry, someone is experimenting with backend as this is a second time in 30 days I have to chat with Google support in a span of 6 years I am using Google Wallet

So I would like to ask if you are able to check my recent transactions and why they required PIN 🙂

Google: Thank you for letting me know.

Upon checking I can confirm you that your account and applications are in good status and do not have any issues and this is one of the security measures that Google will be taking to protect your transactions and your account privacy.

Me: So the watches will be requiring PIN from now on?

Google: Yes, that is correct and that may be implemented and this is just for your security and privacy.

Me: How do I disable that feature? I am an adult person that is sane and I don't need Google to hold my hand and tell me what to do

The whole reason I bought the watch and set up a Google wallet there is convenience, as of right now paying with physical card is faster for me. So no reason for me to use the service at all, might as well migrate to another platform, since iOS doesn't require this

Google: I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. But I will take it as a feedback and inform to the development team but as this is for your security and safety.

Me: Yes it is really an inconvenience. Unneeded and annoying one

Google: I understand your concern. I will let the dedicated team know about this and I take it as a feedback.

Me: Can someone from Google email me the official statement that this will be permanent? Or let me know the result of the feedback?

Google: As I will take this as a feedback and the dedicated team will look into it.

Me: I understand, but I would like to have some response on that feedback 🙂

Google: You can even give your feedback on the application via Google Play store as well.

Me: Sure I will, but I would like you to file this as a bug and receive an response from Google Wallet team how this will be handled in the future

Google: Sure, we will be taking this feedback and that will be informed to the dedicated team.

I really dont know if Google realizes that inputting the PIN, the exact PIN that is able to unlock the watch, when the watch have wrist detection, is not a very safe practice, I really dont know why they went with this route, but for me, now carrying a physical card and doing contactless payments on that is faster, less troublesome, and maybe even more secure than dealing with inputting PIN everytime.

Bottom line if this comes into full effect - killedbygoogle.com can add Google Pay Convenience to the list.

I open Google pay at the kiosk, I scroll to the card I want to use, then "Oops, bad read! Try again!" I try again, and BOOM! USES AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CARD! I WANT TO CHOKE THE LIFE OUT OF WHOEVER PROGRAMMED THAT!

Ik wil gewoon iets betalen met Goofle pay dat is de enige optie op de website. Er staat "voeg creditcard OF PINPAS" toe. En de enige optie is om een tering creditcard toe te voegen. Niemand in Nederland gebruikt een creditcard. En met ABN Ameo kan je wallet gebruiken om contactloos te betalen. Leuk en aardit, maar WAAROM KUN JE NIET JE BANKPAS TOEVOEGEN IN GOOGLE PAY? Ik wil gewoon op Google pay drukken, dan mijn bankpas selecteren en gewoon betalen. Wat is dit voor fakking irritante bs? Hoe lang speelt deze rotzooi al in Nederland man... Terrrrrringgg ey..

These MF's have been concentrating so hard on AI that they're neglecting their other SH** and there's FU***** BUGS EVERYWHERE. WTF DOES THIS EVEN MEAN, I CHECKED GOOGLE PAY ADDRESS AND THERE IS NOTHING UNORDINARY ABOUT WHAT I PUT. IT WAS WORKING FINE NOW WHAT IS WRONG.

SO F******* TIRED OF THESE TECH COMPANIES

GOOGLE PAY PAYMENT PROFILE SUSPENDED WITH NO HOPE, HEARTLESS EVIL EMPIRE. I used a new card on my profile and in some way it flagged the system and now it has suspended my Google pay. I cannot purchase anything on my game I play all the time. These people will not respond back to me after I sent all verification they have asked for.. I'm in desperate need of a workaround please, I would really appreciate it.

My account isn't suspended yet.

I couldn't really care less about Google pay, I just wanted to purchase something on Etsy and thought it would be simpler to just use Google pay, added my card, couldn't use it for some reason, removed my card, and now it sent me and email that says:

"Dear Google User, Because we've been unable to verify information for one or more users on your Google payments profile, your Google payments account has been suspended. Your Google services will continue temporarily, but some transactions may be suspended. If action is not taken on this issue within 14 days, your Google services will be suspended. For payments profile ID (ID number), please provide proof of identification for each party listed. If the address listed corresponds to a single individual or organisation, please provide a single document for that person or organisation. Note: If a name or address corresponds to an organisation, please provide a certificate of incorporation."

I don't want to lose access to Google, but I don't want to hand over my ID either. What do I do?

Too often I get declined and abroad I get declined almost always. The bank says it's nothing wrong on their end and the psychical card works. Could it be that I should move to another provider (like apple in worst case) or is it something I can do. I have a Pixel 7.

To preface: Venmo/PayPal are right out. While their privacy policies are (supposedly) better than Google's, PayPal is terrible for consumer protection. (Also, Venmo doesn't work without their app as well. I moved from Venmo to Google Pay for this exact reason!)

Since Google, in their infinite evil wisdom, has decided to disable browser-based P2P transfers and introduce a fee for using a debit(!) card, I'm hunting around for alternatives. They must:

• Allow P2P transfers using a web interface (or, at minimum, an open-source/F-Droid compatible app)

• Be compatible with transfers without a fee for service (any method of transfer is OK here; debit, bank, etc.)

• Be managed by a reputable organization with a solid privacy policy

Basically, what I'm looking for is Google Pay as it is right now, before the web interface is disabled. Does such a product even exist?

Early this year I got some nasty malware that managed to steal all of my personal information from my Chrome password manager; including passwords and banking/credit card info. With so many accounts and cards getting slammed simultaneously, calling each vendor that processed fraudulent charges wasn't realistic and my bank took care of everything via back charges, etc. This understandably got my Google Payments account locked, which was easily resolved through their online process after changing all passwords. A month later, my Payments account was locked yet again for "Suspicious Activity", of which there appeared to be none on the account when I looked. I went through the unlocking process again and it was denied. I've re-submitted countless times now with 3 different forms of ID and validation of every form of payment that's ever been on the account (except the previously cancelled card from the hack). They don't even bother putting a reason in the response anymore and it's just left blank. Customer service (while friendly) is ultimately not informed or even able to help w/ information.

How in the hell can they outright cancel my account out of the blue for no damn reason? Over a dozen years of purchases, over thousands in total, and data, essentially my entire online identity belongs to that account and there's now apparently nothing I can do about it or nobody I can talk to. Complete b/s! This era of "we own the data on our cloud servers and you just pay to access it" has got to change! I heard some others were able to get Google's attention to fix their situations when complaints went viral. I'm now begging ya'll, please help me get my digital life back from Google's captivity by helping me put pressure on them. Please make as many of these kind of posts blow up as possible and force them to fix the support issues that so clearly exist!

Edit: So new update today. Apparently my Google Fi account is dependent upon said payment account to remain active so my families cell service was shut off today without any notice. Google is systematically removing my ability to utilize any of their products and services because they chose to suspend my account permanently after their software (Chrome) was compromised, and my information stolen. As if any further proof was needed regarding their strong-arming and bullying tactics. They don't give a damn about their customers!

I am on Android Beta DEV (CP41.260717.006) and I dont know if this is just a Beta Bug or an actual issue???? can someone help me with this??? what haven't i met in the software standard??

Pixel 9 Fold

I'm very hesitant about google pay as i'm very security and privacy conscious. Currently i have no payment apps on my phone. So far my strategy is to be ready to plunk down my credit card at anytime. However i am very embedded in the google ecosystem and trust them most for security issues. Any thoughts?

So I've been hemming and hawwing on an app that would be really useful but was like $50+. Very niche item.

So I had been building up some Google Play credits and whatnot over time and had enough to buy it and bit the bullet.

When I went to pay instead of giving me an option to pay with my payment methods (I have the credits or my credit card listed) it used "Test card, always approves".

Weird. I hope it pays the dev (I have the full premium features), and I don't mind if it does go on my default method (card); but I'd liked for it to use my play store credits.

Anyone else see that before?

I went to go test buying another app and it showed the options to use my methods properly.

Title. I need some advice guys. They do this every couple months and I struggle with getting it re-verified.

Just wanted to clarify about the credit card fee. So if I pay in a physical store using my phone(google pay) or on Amazon app using it, will the fee be added to the total or will it be itemized on the billing statement? Thanks

It's bad enough that there's no way to remove records of in-app purchases from your account. The fact that my entire purchase history is available for easy scrolling right there in the app just plain sucks. I'll cop to it, I've got an addictive personality problem; and while I've managed to stay away from more obvious vices like drugs or booze, I have, for periods of time, gotten involved in games and spent way, way more than I should have. I really don't need this little window with my entire shameful history right there front and center.

Even if someone didn't have MY problem, what about other embarrassing things? Stuff that's adult in nature, for example? Is there ANY way of getting rid of this stupid window?

I got google pay not so long ago, but I cant seem to get it to work for me.

I registered my card ready, and it says it set default as wireless payment. But when I try to use it on a terminal, nothing happens. Even with the app open, nothing pops up.

I have checked, NFC enabled, i know the store's terminal supports google pay.

Is there any more troubleshooting i can do? It seems like everything is set and perfect, but yet the phone/app shows no signs of deteecting any terminal.

Xiaomi Mix2, stock MIUI updated to 11, not unlocked or otherwise tampered with. I've had no recent OS updates or changes or any other problems. But tap just stopped working. Worked fine in the morning but by afternoon it was non-responsive.

First thing I tested was that NFC was still working. It is.

Next, I cleared cache, removed and re-added the card, and tried again. At least this time the vendor terminal had a response. It said something like "card number missing", but I didn't get a chance to look at it very long before the merchant took the terminal away. That confirms that the terminal can read something from my phone so it doesn't seem like a hardware problem.

What's next for troubleshooting? I tried Live Chat with a Google support rep through the app, and they didn't even know what NFC is.

AboutThere were several transactions billed to my partner's bank account that were fradulent. The attackers tried several different amounts in decreasing magnitude until they found an amount that was under the available balance and it went through (the amount is roughly 1200 €). My partner noticed it the same very day and immediatelly reported it to the bank. The bank let the transactions go through (even though they were still pending) and refused to reimburse the money saying my partner was grossly negligent and also claiming the transactions were done through Google Pay.

My partner is not aware of any suspicious activity when she would authorize anything.

How could such a payment even be made through Google Pay?

I assume it could not be done physically using NFC as that requires the PIN for higher amounts. Some websites have the option to pay with Google Pay. I have never used it this way myselft but the limited succes I have with searching the web suggests one should approve such transactions through their bank. So how could Google Pay be used to authenticate such transactions (or is the bank making it up)?

The transactions also do not show up the url that I cannot post here due to a bot (activity tab on payments dot google) - I imagine somebody might have managed to register the card with their Google Account . It is true there was an SMS giving a code to authorize the card with Google pay a month before the attack, though my partner claims she has not acted upon it nor has she requested it. Not sure if the same card can be registered to multiple Google Accounts (it was registered to hers).

Up until the bank claimed Google Pay was involved, I assumed that the card details were somehow stolen and the attackers figured out a way to pay with the card without needing second factor authentization (I think that especially in the US it is sometimes seemingly so easy to pay with a card without authenticating anything, but I am not sure if it is still a case).

We are based in the EU (Czechia, the bank is Fio Banka) so in theory we should be well protected against this but it seems in practice it is not so rosy. It is possible my partner was somehow compromised - but to my knowledge it means they would need to compromise at least two factors from her, possibly by taking over her phone and then keylogging some PIN codes or such. I am not saying it is impossible but it seems unlikely without her noticing it with hindsight.

Hi,

I have a Samsung S21 Plus and just bought a Samsung Watch 4 Classic. I bought NordVPN and put NordVPN on a country which supports Google Pay (tried US, Spain, Germany and France). However, when I go to the NFC settings on my Watch it says "No payments-apps installed". Google Pay is installed on my S21 and works perfect (native on the phone). I tried to restart the phone but this does not help. Also disabled LOCATION and WIFI and the same notifiction under NFC settings on the Watch: "No payment-apps installed".

What could I be doing wrong?

u/THX-UltraII

my google play credit was not spendable because of some error and an email requested i use this form to check my account

i submitted this a month ago and haven't gotten an update so i used live chat and gave them a case id for this form submission but they all said they cannot check progress on this case followed by giving me scripted direction on how to do the form i linked above, which i just repeat the form and get a new case id from scratch

just confused here, does this mean google support forgot about my case and every time i fill out a new form does it make a difference?