Gift cards are always a good solution for a sometimes complicated task: giving a gift to a loved one. Google is aware of this problem, and therefore also gives you the option to solve it with his Google Play gift cards.
This gift can be very successful, as we already know the variety of apps, games, movies, music and other elements that this Android store has.
However, there is the disadvantage that the Play Store gift cards are little known. What can you buy with them? Where can you find one? Do they expire?
To put an end to all these doubts, we have prepared this complete guide on Google Play gift cards, with which you will be able to know exactly what they are, how to give one to someone and other details which you should consider your purchase first.
What are Google Play gift cards?
If you're wondering what to give, Google Play gift cards can be a good solution.
Google Play gift cards are cards with a certain amount of money that the recipient can use to purchase content in this app store Android.
Introduced and launched by Google in 2013, these cards can be a good gift for that family member or friend love to try apps, play with their mobile or tablet, discover new books or are a fan of movies.
At the moment, the purchase of these Google Play gift cards is available in the countries mentioned in the following list:
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Holland
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Swiss
- Thailand
- turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- UK
- United States of America
Once we know that the value of Google Play gift cards can be exchanged for content available in the same Android store, let's see how you can buy them, give them away and, if you were lucky enough to receive them, how you can redeem them and what content you can buy with them. .
Where are they purchased and what are their prices?
Google Play gift cards can be purchased at some retail stores in Spain. Based on the information offered by Google, you can purchase your gift cards in the following exercises:
- Game
- Day
- waterproof
- The English court
- MediaMarkt
- Startselect
- XtraLife
- Fnac
- Send
- Carrefour
- Eroski
- Caprabo
- Worten
- DinoSol
- On the road
- Bitronic
- ELEVEN
Some of these companies sell the online map, like Startselect, while in others it is only available in their physical stores, eat Post Office.
Once we have clarified the points of sale of Google Play gift cards, we will find out what price they have.
On the one hand there are the gift card with default value - € 5, € 15, € 25, € 50 and € 100, and on the other the Google Play gift card with a variable value between 15 and 150 euros. You decide the exact amount you want to add to the card as long as it is between these two digits. For example, you can give away a Google Play card for 75 euros.
How can I give someone one as a gift?
If you buy the card in a physical store, to give it to someone you just have to give it to him, since it is that same cardboard card that contains the code that the recipient must redeem on Google Play.
If you buy the gift card online, you will receive the digital code, which will be the information you will have to give to the person you are about to give the gift to.
However, the important thing is that the lucky person has the code that corresponds to the gift card, as this is the key information they need to be able to enjoy the gift.
How do i use a Google Play gift card?
To use the gift card money, you don't need to enter the code every time you want to buy an app, game, or movie. The procedure for receiving the gift is to redeem the card only once so that the money is added to your Google Play account and use the money from there.
To redeem a Google Play gift card, proceed as follows:
- Open the Google Play app on your mobile, tablet or PC.
- Displays the left menu.
- click on "Redeem".
- Enter the code of the gift card and click on "Redeem".
What can I buy with the money on the card?
The content you can buy with money from your Google gift card vary by country. For this reason, we recommend that you check what you can buy from this Google website. Click on your country and the information you are looking for will appear.
For example, while in Spain that money can only be used for buy apps, movies and subscriptions, in the United States it can also be used for Play Books, Play Movies and Play Kiosko.
How long they last? Do they expire?
Good news, Google Play gift cards do not expire. This way, you don't have a deadline to use your money, if it's still on the card or if you've already added it to your Google Play account balance.
If you've been given one of these gift cards, you can treat yourself to a gift today or wait when you need an app later. And that's it for Google Play gift cards, one interesting solution when you don't know what to give.
