How to check your Google Play balance After you've redeemed your gift card, you may want to know how much money is on your Google Play account. Go to the Play Store either through the app on your ...

How to redeem your Google Play Store gift card Once you get a gift card, whether that’s as a gift or you bought it for yourself, you need to redeem the credit in order for it to become valuable.

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Google Play gift cards made up roughly 20 percent of all reported gift card scams from 2018 to 2021, accumulating over $17 million in reported losses.

Google takes a 15 to 30 percent commission when gift cards are used to make purchases in the Play Store, May's complaint said. In that way, Google allegedly profits off scams while telling ...

Google wants users to be wary of Play Store gift card scams Credit: Getty Google says on its website: "Someone might be trying to scam you if they ask you to buy a Google Play gift card and share ...

Google Play gift cards can be used to buy content on Google Play. You buy them for others in your life or for yourself online or in some convenience stores. You (or the recipient) redeems the gift ...