Currently, the Google Play Store has been offering all the necessary payment options for several years, including credit and debit cards, net banking, redeeming Google Play codes or gift cards, and even UPI in some regions including India. Now, Google brings the ‘Ask Someone Else To Pay’ Button to Play Store for a new payment.
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Google Play Store Ask Someone Else To Pay feature:
According to Android Authority, Google has now updated the Play Store with a new payment option called ‘Ask someone else to pay’. As the name indicates, this new feature lets you ask someone else to pay for the item or service you are purchasing from the app distribution platform.
How to use ‘Ask someone else to pay’?
- On the payment page, ‘Ask someone else to pay’ will appear as the last payment option.
- Once you pick it, the app will show the ‘Share Payment Link’ button. Once you tap on it, the platform will generate a link that you can copy and send to anyone.
- They can then make the payment for you by clicking on the link.
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Additionally, payment links can be shared using the Android Share Sheet. The person who opens it has 24 hours to make the payment, after which the link will automatically expire. Google has said that the feature will be available originally to people living in India, but it is still unclear when and how the feature will be expanded to other regions.
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