At the end of last year, Google launched a renewed Google Pay experience in the U.S., based on what was once the Tez app in India. Google is now warning that, starting in April, older Google Pay apps on Android, iOS and the web will no longer be able to send and receive money.
The move from the previous Google Pay app to the latest experience was a confusing migration, with Android and iOS users being encouraged to install a separate Flutter-based app and transfer their money to the new app to gain access to rewards and more. At the same time, Google announced that it would end the web application’s ability to send and receive money.
This afternoon, Google sent a warning to those who used the older Google Pay app, stating that older Android, iOS and web apps would stop working to send, receive and transfer money as of April 5. The balance still in your Google Pay account at the time must be accessed with the updated application or transferred to your bank account manually by Google Support.
Likewise, old Google Pay apps will no longer be able to show your recent activity and transactions. While it may seem that the original Google Pay Android app is effectively dead, it should still work for access to your digital wallet, including your credit / debit cards, subscription cards and transportation passes. Even if you use the new Google Pay experience, accessing the older app wallet on Android is still useful, as the new Google Pay can only be used on one device at a time.
The timing of this migration is particularly interesting, as the updated Google Pay app is still listed as “Early Access” on the Play Store. It is not known whether the application will be updated from Early Access before the April deadline arrives or how these changes will affect areas where the new Google Pay is not available, if any.
Along with the migration to the new Google Pay app, April 5 also marks the date that the new Google Pay Terms of Service takes effect. While most changes are relatively uninteresting, it should be noted that – at least in the U.S. – the minimum age for having a Google Pay account is changing from 16 to 18 years old.
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