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  • Finally! I’ve been waiting so long for the ability to not use a payment system on the web! I can rest now knowing that only my phone can do this.

  • I used the old Google Pay as a place to keep track of all my loyalty programs. I can’t find that feature in the new app. Is that something that they are just killing off?

  • At least with Venmo, getting paid is immediate. Using GPay, it takes 4-5 days to get money. And when the money comes, it is still in GPay and then you have to transfer it.

    • Not true at all… I use Gpay frequently to give my son money or split checks. My son can be in a store and call for money, I can INSTANTLY gives him money that immediately.

      • Very true. My wife sent me money on 2/18 and didn’t complete in Gpay until 2-24. Only then could i transfer it to my bank, which takes a few days. That’s through a bank account. Using a card charges fees. Cash app and Zelle are immediate using a bank account, like the original google pay. Your situation was you all probably have money sitting in their already which might be immediate. The few times i’ve been sent money it’s the same. Very true.

        • Gpay IS immediate, maybe you have something jacked up with your account. I’ve been using it for years and it’s always been instant to my son.

          • You haven’t been using it for years, because GPay is about 4 mos old. Like i said, using the old google pay app-the one before gpay, it was immediate, even if you didn’t have money in it. Google GPay and you will see people are having same issues.

          • Gpay Google pay.. same shit, you know what I was referring to.. When I open the App it SAYS GPAY.. the ICON says GPAY.. so learn before you speak and accuse. I NEVER put Money into it.. I simply have links to checking accountings and bank card… and it’s ALWAYS been instant for me, so sorry your life sucks, but it has been working for YEARS just fine for me

          • haha they are 2 different apps. GPay changed a lot of things, they added rewards and started charging for transfers using a debit card. Venmo, cash and zelle are instant for me, but not gpay. Sorry this bothers you so much lmao. I was only stating my issues and issues that others have had.

          • Just bothered by your misinformation. Sorry it bothers you, that I xfer money instantly and for free using Gpay.

  • 1 out of 5 Star Rating.
    I am unable to link my checking account using “Plaid” service (to transfer my money out for free).
    When searching it shows “bank not found”.

    The same plaid service does allow me to link my checking account in a different part of the app. Only it is used to let google track my transactions.
    Where is the problem? The app or plaid?
    I’m starting to get the impression that google doesn’t really want us to use their products.
    ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  • I feel like Google has had a lack of direction for the past several years. It keeps trying to run before it can even walk or crawl.

    -Replacing Google Pay with a completely new app (and no website) that still can’t do everything the old app could (including letting ALL users use it)
    -Replacing Play Music with YouTube Music, which is a far less useful service
    -Search results seem less relevant than what they used to be
    -Google Maps directions don’t seem as “smart” as they used to be
    -Stadia was stillborn

    I don’t know what’s been going on at the company, but it sure isn’t good. You can’t use the excuse “it’s a free service” anymore, either. People pay for Workspace, for Android devices, for Play Store apps/movies/etc, for YouTube Premium, for YouTube TV, and so much more… there’s so many paid services from Google that you can’t say “don’t complain, it’s free” anymore.

  • The new google pay is missing the passes tabs? Or am I missing something? I use that thing all the time

    • its hidden on the top right. you click on your card and then it shows your rewards cards and whatnot.
      the discoverability of items in the app is GARBAGE.

  • “That sucks, especially for people like me who have been using a G Suite account”

    Exactly! And creating a new Google account not linked to G Suite is NOT an option when all my purchases, history, apps, etc. are tied to this one.

    • It seems strange that they would screw over the very people that went all in on Google and have been loyal for so long.
      But, this is a strange company.

  • It really does feel as though Google runs around like a headless chicken. Such a large, powerful company with so little direction. It’s quite odd.

  • The non-support of G-Suite email addresses is a killer. I’ve been using my G-Suite email for everything Google for close to 12 years now

    • This will be the last straw for me, and I’ll be switching to Apple and pulling out of the Google ecosystem. Total mistreatment of people that use GSuite/Workspace accounts.

      • “Mistreatment”? Woah there. Say it louder for the people in the back, not sure they heard you.

      • “Mistreatment”? Woah there. Say it louder for the people in the back, not sure they heard you.

  • Why didn’t they just update this into the new one, why create a second, identically-named app and then force people to move over to it? Also, what about my WearOS watch, which has the old one, but seemingly cannot install the new one yet?

    • Because different code was used and it was easier to create a parallel app instead of trying to sew in new code with old code. And really, why is it such a big deal? Just download the new app and take the minute to set it up. It’s not complicated.

      • “why is it such a big deal? ” — Gsuite, passes and loyalty cards, horrible unfinished UI.

        • Then don’t use the product. Not like you are paying for the app or the service. Use something else if you dislike it so much. When you use a free app or service then you don’t get a voice in the design or how implemented.

          • That’s bull. For one, most Workspace (gsuite, Google Apps) customers do pay for service, and Google keeps screwing us. 2nd, I paid for a phone, whose manufacturer pays quite a lot to Google for the operating system and the use of the Google Apps, as does my carrier. If I used a rooted 3rd party build of Android like Lineage, you might have a point, but I am using stock system on a flagship phone on the most expensive carrier. I am certainly entitled to complain about changes that screw me.

            In addition, although I am on a legacy free Google Apps account, if Google decided to charge me for it, I would not complain about it. In general, the service has a value, just frustrating when so many consumer services don’t work with it.

    • I’d get off of G Suite if it was possible to move all my paid apps to a non GSuite account, but no….

        • Last time I checked, about $1000 over the past 10 years. Replacing what I use today, maybe $200.

      • I’m in the same boat. If I could just use my personal domain name with a regular Google account and Gmail, I’d be happy to hop off G Suite— err, Google Workspace (can’t keep the same name for too long, can you?). That was the only reason I signed up for it over a decade ago (back when it was still called Google Apps).

        Considering all my apps, Play Store purchases, and a decade’s worth of emails are all tied to it… simply switching over to a regular Gmail/Google account really isn’t much of an option.

        It’s really frustrating that they keep treating Workspace users as second-class citizens. I can’t imagine paying for such nonsense.

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