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How to use Google wallet online or get the money back????

I traded my nexus for the razr maxx and I tottaly forgot I had money on Google wallet. Is there a way to retreave the money if I don't own the galaxy nexus or galaxy s?
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if you buy apps ect from the market it will use the balance iirc.

GR36 said:
if you buy apps ect from the market it will use the balance iirc.
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This is definitely not the case for me.
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I read on another thread that you basically lose it because it is stored on the nfc...everyone there saying the same too when they exchanged phones..
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That can't be right. When you reset Google Wallet, the amount disappears unless you sign back up again. The credit is stored in an account.
That said, I don't see a way to get Money Market to cough up your funds other than by using Google Wallet.

adrynalyne said:
That can't be right. When you reset Google Wallet, the amount disappears unless you sign back up again. The credit is stored in an account.
That said, I don't see a way to get Money Market to cough up your funds other than by using Google Wallet.
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I had network issues restoring mine yesterday and it gave me a phone number. I had no reason to save it since it worked fine when I had connection, but if you start to restore the card then turn on airplane mode, it should pop out the same phone number
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If the money you have left is money that you added to the google prepaid card, then:
Call money market, they will ask you for the prepaid card number, which I don't think you saved. But you can also give them the Order # from when you added funds funds (you can find it in the receipt that they emailed you).
I'm pretty sure they can refund it to you somehow.
Note: To identify yourself,they will ask you from your name to how many times a day you take a crap.
I know all this because this is how I transferred previous balance from a returned phone to the new one.
Good luck.

It makes sense you can't keep it. That 10 wasn't just for free, it was to use Google wallet, since you have a phone that cannot use Google wallet now, the terms of the promotion no longer applies to you and you don't get to keep the money. Seems fairly straight forward. Not trying to be an ass btw
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pyro6128 said:
It makes sense you can't keep it. That 10 wasn't just for free, it was to use Google wallet, since you have a phone that cannot use Google wallet now, the terms of the promotion no longer applies to you and you don't get to keep the money. Seems fairly straight forward. Not trying to be an ass btw
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How do you know he is referring to the free $10 and not some money he added?

sstang2006 said:
How do you know he is referring to the free $10 and not some money he added?
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Exactly I could care less about the 10$ than can take it from the amount I got on that card. Am a try calling them and see what they can so. 80$ lost would make me furious.
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Let us know what you find out.

you can use wallet money to make online purchase ... if im not wrong Google Checkout is now part of Google Wallet ... in ur computer log in wallet n start expending that money!!
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Good point, forgot about using it via the web. There may be hope yet
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mac208x said:
Exactly I could care less about the 10$ than can take it from the amount I got on that card. Am a try calling them and see what they can so. 80$ lost would make me furious.
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this is the only way to solve it. Simply call them and explain what's going on. You aren't the first person to go through this, I'm sure it will work out fine.

ndroid916 said:
you can use wallet money to make online purchase ... if im not wrong Google Checkout is now part of Google Wallet ... in ur computer log in wallet n start expending that money!!
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I tried when I log into my Google wallet account on the computer the Google prepaid card is not there.
Well anyway I called Google wallet and they transferred me to money market I had to give them first 4 and last 4 digits of the card I used to load the prepaid than had to go thru identity check they need your full name, address and SSN#. They will send me a check in main with deducted 5$ fee for making the check I guess. The only thing it takes 45 to 65 days for it to come in mail. Now I can rest easy.
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i may need to take the same route as you with the refund via check...
check my story
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21947892&postcount=24

Provisioning of Google Wallet Prepaid Cards Restored

http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/15/2...ecurity?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Good news. Google Wallet "fixed" and provisioning of cards restored.

My wifes GN is now working fine, my GN that I had reset my wallet is not. All I get is the "Try Again" or "Remove Card" options. I called Google they sent me to Money Network who was a overnight call taker, didnt know much of anything. He created a ticket for the issue. Thank for info OP, at least I know they are not planning to take over the world with my $20! LoL

I tried activating the card, but it still states that service not available....Contacted Google and they informed that the pre-paid card is temporarily unavailable now....am i missing something?

yea this is a serious tease.......ugh
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the really really odd thing, i just called them about a hour ago when I didnt see these articles yet and neither google wallet or money networks had any freaking idea. they basically said "we hope to have a fix by friday, if not monday"
wtf

That's weird. Mine's working and shows the card/bank info and everything.

martonikaj said:
That's weird. Mine's working and shows the card/bank info and everything.
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It is definitely back up and running again.
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Acererak said:
I assume if you've removed or cleared appdata after this started you need to call money network.
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Did that, they are claiming Google hasnt done its part when they obviously have. Perhaps I should call again, it was rather early in the morning when I called. The reps didnt seem to know much of anything, both google and money network blamed each-other, lol.

mine isnt working at all ive cleared the cache and even uninstalled and reinstalled

From what I've found, the announcement about prepaid working again is for new users - those that haven't set up Wallet on their devices before.
Folks that have had Wallet and kept their data intact during the "outtage" *should* be able to continue to use Wallet as normal.
Those who wiped their data (as I did in preparation for a ROM upgrade) are still waiting on their prepaid cards to be made available. This is what I found out when I called Google and Money Network this morning; I'll call again tomorrow and see if there's any change.

codesplice said:
From what I've found, the announcement about prepaid working again is for new users - those that haven't set up Wallet on their devices before.
Folks that have had Wallet and kept their data intact during the "outtage" *should* be able to continue to use Wallet as normal.
Those who wiped their data (as I did in preparation for a ROM upgrade) are still waiting on their prepaid cards to be made available. This is what I found out when I called Google and Money Network this morning; I'll call again tomorrow and see if there's any change.
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Thanks for the update. Plz update us tomorrow after your findings?

Just went and tried to buy batteries at Rite Aid with my phone. Payment came up I held it on the terminal, then entered my PIN and put it back on the terminal. After a couple seconds it said "sent" but the merchant never got confirmation. I took it off the terminal and it gave an error saying to have the merchant reset it or whatever. Tried about 4-5 times it did the same thing every time.
Anyone else have this experience?
Also, looking at my transaction record it looks like the first one actually went through... but my balance doesn't reflect that, and it never gave me the merchant name or $ total. Thinking maybe they messed something up on their end? And after the first one didn't get accepted it blocked me from accidentally making multiple purchases?
edit: In the notes area, I wrote that. It was blank.

You most likely needed to hit "ok" on the physical terminal. Some stores you don't, some you do.
My wallet isn't working either. I had data in it (showed $3.XX balance), but it kept failing when I tried to add funds. I reinstalled and now I get the "Prepaid is unavailable" when I try to add the prepaid card.

tolon777 said:
You most likely needed to hit "ok" on the physical terminal. Some stores you don't, some you do.
My wallet isn't working either. I had data in it (showed $3.XX balance), but it kept failing when I tried to add funds. I reinstalled and now I get the "Prepaid is unavailable" when I try to add the prepaid card.
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No prompt on the terminal at all. It just sat blank. Never got prompted to choose credit/debit either as the Google Wallet tutorials say you may have to select "credit" if possible. The terminal was blank the whole time : /
I know it may be having issues now but this experience isn't making me confident about Google Wallet. I really really want to be able to use this.

martonikaj said:
No prompt on the terminal at all. It just sat blank. Never got prompted to choose credit/debit either as the Google Wallet tutorials say you may have to select "credit" if possible. The terminal was blank the whole time : /
I know it may be having issues now but this experience isn't making me confident about Google Wallet. I really really want to be able to use this.
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I'm just glad I used all my funds before this **** hit the fan. I loaded up an extra $50 on it but blew all $60 at Best Buy at once. Lol.
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jonathan3579 said:
I'm just glad I used all my funds before this **** hit the fan. I loaded up an extra $50 on it but blew all $60 at Best Buy at once. Lol.
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agreed i put 90 on it and went around, but now I have like 11.97 on it which is just sitting there because of this prepaid issue

NyPlaya513 said:
agreed i put 90 on it and went around, but now I have like 11.97 on it which is just sitting there because of this prepaid issue
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I heard trying to get your money back is a real pain in the ass. They deduct $5 (maybe more or less) to make you a check, mail the check, and then it takes a few weeks to receive. This whole situation has now become an ungodly mess.
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Acererak said:
I called up money network a second time today and they claimed that the problem is still going on and it should be resolved by the end of the week. I don't know if this means we'll have to call to get our cards reactivated or if they'll start working again on their own. I'm also a bit concerned that it may involve a software upgrade and if that's the case I've had issues linking wallet to the market on my Verizon GN considering it isn't officially supported on Verizon phones.
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I have a thread for that.
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jonathan3579 said:
I heard trying to get your money back is a real pain in the ass. They deduct $5 (maybe more or less) to make you a check, mail the check, and then it takes a few weeks to receive. This whole situation has now become an ungodly mess.
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it is indeed a pain. i dont plan on withdrawing those funds. if needed ill resell my 2nd nexus (already sold the first one for another wallet issue!!!) and get another........thats how badly i love this feature....
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Acererak said:
I called up money network a second time today and they claimed that the problem is still going on and it should be resolved by the end of the week. I don't know if this means we'll have to call to get our cards reactivated or if they'll start working again on their own. I'm also a bit concerned that it may involve a software upgrade and if that's the case I've had issues linking wallet to the market on my Verizon GN considering it isn't officially supported on Verizon phones.
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i called them as well yesterday morning and they said the same, fix hopefully by Friday if not Monday
keep in mind the google rep didnt help at all but the money network guy.....kind of.....did?

NyPlaya513 said:
it is indeed a pain. i dont plan on withdrawing those funds. if needed ill resell my 2nd nexus (already sold the first one for another wallet issue!!!) and get another........thats how badly i love this feature....
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i called them as well yesterday morning and they said the same, fix hopefully by Friday if not Monday
keep in mind the google rep didnt help at all but the money network guy.....kind of.....did?
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How would you go about linking the prepaid card to the market by the way? That seems handy...

Chopes said:
How would you go about linking the prepaid card to the market by the way? That seems handy...
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Ditto..........

Google Wallet: Whats the BIG deal

Just wondering, how many people have/use google wallet. I just don't know what the big fuss is about. I have pay pass on my debit card and i hardly use it.
for those who use google wallet do you gotta have the app running or is it like NFC?

eyekyu said:
Just wondering, how many people have/use google wallet. I just don't know what the big fuss is about. I have pay pass on my debit card and i hardly use it.
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Just another way to pay that's a cool novelty.
for those who use google wallet do you gotta have the app running or is it like NFC?
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It opens the app for your PIN when you set the phone on the terminal, you enter the PIN and place it back down, and it makes the sale. It initializes with NFC to know to accept the payment.

Slightly off topic, but did anyone receive a $10 credit after activating a Google Prepaid card on Google Wallet?

Imagine a credit/debit/giftcard that doesn't physically exist in your wallet but you can use it at certain stores to pay for things. That is what the big deal is.

martonikaj said:
It opens the app for your PIN when you set the phone on the terminal, you enter the PIN and place it back down, and it makes the sale. It initializes with NFC to know to accept the payment.
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so one would need NFC enabled on the phone?
androidlicious said:
Slightly off topic, but did anyone receive a $10 credit after activating a Google Prepaid card on Google Wallet?
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I though the credit was for only Sprint users???

androidlicious said:
Slightly off topic, but did anyone receive a $10 credit after activating a Google Prepaid card on Google Wallet?
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yes

eyekyu said:
so one would need NFC enabled on the phone?
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Yes NFC has to be enabled... its an NFC payment lol. NFC doesn't drain battery or anything.
I though the credit was for only Sprint users???
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Every Google Wallet user gets a $10 credit the first time it gets activated. Sprint users get a special offer of another $40 3 weeks after they activate.

Its the cooler way of paying . Aka the future.
Watch a video on it but
U won't know until u own it
Cool factor 10/10
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androidlicious said:
Slightly off topic, but did anyone receive a $10 credit after activating a Google Prepaid card on Google Wallet?
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I did.

nexus9988 said:
yes
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And for ones bought from Google, for the ten dollar one
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I see this taking off if all stores loyalty cards support this. My girls pure would lose ten pounds from just caryibg all those store cards
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Only thing I don't like is that you can't add less than $20 to it when adding funds. :/
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I used the $10 credit that is given so far.
Unless they open up more cards where I can link my debit, I don't plan on using it much. Linking all the crappy loyalty cards would be a real plus, I hate the space they take up.

lordkaosu said:
I used the $10 credit that is given so far.
Unless they open up more cards where I can link my debit, I don't plan on using it much. Linking all the crappy loyalty cards would be a real plus, I hate the space they take up.
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I don't understand the problem most people have with loyalty cards. I never take the cards with me, I always give my phone #

Anyone get an offer from Citi when messing around with it?
I received an offer for a $3,000 Citi MasterCard, 0% APR for first 12 months, 17% afterwards, no annual fees.
I accepted it since we just purchased a house and it's nice to have it on hand for any oh no moments, I added it to GWallet for sh!ts n giggles. got a letter in the mail thanking me for using GWallet...

Used wallet once. Novel idea, but we don't have the NFC market like japan does. You can swipe your phone at vending machines over there.
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fused2explod said:
Used wallet once. Novel idea, but we don't have the NFC market like japan does. You can swipe your phone at vending machines over there.
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My Work has em, feel like a bad ass in the break room.

Can you use any credit card you want with google wallet? Or is it set up as a mastercard only?

I have used it at 7-Eleven using the $10 credit from activating Google Wallet.

adamhlj said:
Can you use any credit card you want with google wallet? Or is it set up as a mastercard only?
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right now they only support Citibank Mastercards that have Pay-pass capability. You can try a standard Citibank Mastercard, see if you might get lucky...

Google Wallet Prepaid card no more September 17

Just got the email stating that starting September 17 you will no longer be able to add funds to the prepaid card...October 17 the prepaid card will be Discontinued ... if u have 10 bucks that u haven't used... time to use it
-Google
#Team MiNCO

I got this too. Beat me to posting

Yep, just got the email myself. Hopefully they'll have a few options for refunds in October.
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and this means canadians are left high and dry. once again. sigh
This was our only option of even using the wallet. the new app that allows all cards requires a USA address on the card added to function.
Oh well. was a fun toy while it lasted.

t3xboar said:
and this means canadians are left high and dry. once again. sigh
This was our only option of even using the wallet. the new app that allows all cards requires a USA address on the card added to function.
Oh well. was a fun toy while it lasted.
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Lol perhaps within those months they'll announce an update for international users =]
-Google
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I didn't quite get the announcement. If they are discontinuing the card, why are they going to be changing the $2 non-usage fee to 30 days?

t3xboar said:
and this means canadians are left high and dry. once again. sigh
This was our only option of even using the wallet. the new app that allows all cards requires a USA address on the card added to function.
Oh well. was a fun toy while it lasted.
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Yup. Guess I need to go find a way to spend exactly $67.68 in the next month..

osm0sis said:
Yup. Guess I need to go find a way to spend exactly $67.68 in the next month..
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Buy a visa gift card for that amount.

osm0sis said:
Yup. Guess I need to go find a way to spend exactly $67.68 in the next month..
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From the email
October 17, 2012: Your Google Prepaid Card will disappear from the Google Wallet app and you won’t be able to spend your balance any longer. Don’t worry, you will be able to request a refund if you have remaining funds by visiting www.google.com/wallet/prepaid-refund.
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Refunded to my BuyFromPowerSeller card with a fake AVS? Probably better that I spend it in Wallet.

Good thing i never used it! But i may put my debit card on soon.

I should request my $0.56 back.
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How to purchase apps for someone else?

Hi,
I would like to purchase some apps to my daughter. But I don't want to configure Google Wallet in her cell phone. Can you please advise a way to purchase an app for someone else's phone?
Thanks for any advice.

Google gift cards. I haven't seen any in the wild yet, but I haven't really looked either.

2LoT said:
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I would like to purchase some apps to my daughter. But I don't want to configure Google Wallet in her cell phone. Can you please advise a way to purchase an app for someone else's phone?
Thanks for any advice.
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Or buy a prepaid visa or amex.
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Yeah, gift cards or prepaid credit cards are probably the least unwieldy solutions.
Another option: temporarily attach your CC to her Google account, buy the apps, and then remove the CC from her account. This way she should be able to get updates in the future but won't be able to initiate in-app purchases.
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cmstlist said:
Yeah, gift cards or prepaid credit cards are probably the least unwieldy solutions.
Another option: temporarily attach your CC to her Google account, buy the apps, and then remove the CC from her account. This way she should be able to get updates in the future but won't be able to initiate in-app purchases.
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Q1. Which prepaid credit card do you advice? That's a good idea, I'll give her this for xMas. Is there any expiry in this system? (Must spend all funds before X days?)
Q2. In the mean time, I would like to take advantage of the 75% discount of the 25 billions campaign in Google Market which is running currently. Can you describe how to attach my CC to her Google account? Did you mean my existing Google Wallet or should I sign up her own Google Wallet but using my CC card? Afterward, how to remove?
EDIT: Please forget. I just tried to buy with her Google account, the Google Wallet form pops up, I signed up with my CC. I see in Google Wallet that it is possible to delete the CC info any time. So I think Q2 is now fully answered.
Sorry for all these silly questions. Hope you don't mind to explain a little bit more. Thanks

Just noticed you're in Canada. We have a more limited selection of prepaid credit cards here - most come with extra fees.
Another thought - now that VISA debit is available in Canada, you may be able to attach a debit card of her own to her Google Wallet. Then it's her responsibility to not overspend her own money Just be wary of overdraft fees.
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You can also put a pin on the credit card info so that you can prevent anyone from using it without permission. I have done that on all of my kid's phones without issue.
Play Store/Settings/Set or change PIN

cyberpyr8 said:
You can also put a pin on the credit card info so that you can prevent anyone from using it without permission. I have done that on all of my kid's phones without issue.
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AHA, I knew there was a setting something like that but I'd forgotten where.
Nonetheless, I think if you attach your CC to her Google account, it still means that she can use her password to spend money with your card on the web Play Store in a browser. So that is not a perfect option.

You can attach a card to the play store, then secure it with a pin. This is what I do with my son. If he wants to get a game or purchase any add ons for his games he has to come to me and or mom in order to proceed. It works great. I also get and email notification for any purchases he makes so I'm always in the loop.
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edfunkycold said:
You can attach a card to the play store, then secure it with a pin. This is what I do with my son. If he wants to get a game or purchase any add ons for his games he has to come to me and or mom in order to proceed. It works great. I also get and email notification for any purchases he makes so I'm always in the loop.
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Yabbut the PIN is on-device, not attached to the account globally. If you put your card on his Google account I'm pretty sure he can still log into play.google.com and make purchases without your PIN.
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3rdstring said:
Google gift cards. I haven't seen any in the wild yet, but I haven't really looked either.
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Radio shack has them

cmstlist said:
Yabbut the PIN is on-device, not attached to the account globally. If you put your card on his Google account I'm pretty sure he can still log into play.google.com and make purchases without your PIN.
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No any purchases in that play store account requires the use of the pin, if child doesn't have pin child can't purchase. If child finds work around and a way to crack it then parent has bigger problem than child buying apps.
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edfunkycold said:
No any purchases in that play store account requires the use of the pin, if child doesn't have pin child can't purchase. If child finds work around and a way to crack it then parent has bigger problem than child buying apps.
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Just tried it. I assigned a Play Store PIN to my GNex and checked that it must be used for purchases. Then I logged in from my laptop in the web browser, and purchased a 25 cent app to be sent to the same GNex. The purchase went through.
It would seem they need to implement PINs on the *server* end of the Play Store, not client.
Heck I went into settings and cleared Play Store data and that removed the purchase PIN too. This is clearly an honour system.

Pay for an app for someone as a gift. Or kids devices
You get two choices when you accept to buy an app on the device you want to install app on. You can pay or there is an option to send URL for payment to whoever via email. So send URL to yourself or whoever is going to pay via email which will auto pop up when you select... Send URL... .. I send to my Gmail account then click link on pc or phone and follow instructions to pay . Easy