Google Play Gift card complete transaction error reported to Google . 21 hours ago - PiunikaWeb

The Google Play Store is the primary source of apps for many Android users as it comes pre-installed on all Android devices.

Google Play Gift cards offer users a way to pay for apps and games on the Google Play Store instead of having to link their credit cards to Google Pay.

However, there seems to be an issue with these Gift cards, at least according to users on the community forums.

Reports now indicate that some Google Play users are unable to complete a Gift card transaction.

Whenever i try to purchase diamonds in game i get this Google Play error -Couldn’t complete your transaction, Gift card can only be used in the country where they were purchased.

Affected users report that when trying to redeem the gift cards, Google Play throws up an error, notifying users that the cards can only be used in the regions they were purchased.

This issue has been brought to the attention of Google and in response, a Product expert has been noted telling the affected users that the issue has been forwarded to the relevant teams at Google.

Google’s new user policy, states that users can’t complete transactions or redeem Gift Cards that are purchased outside the country or region of residence.

More info can be found in the Play Gift Card Terms of Service.

Clear the storage of Google Play Store, and then you should be able to use the Google Play balance. Here’s the video showcasing the same:.

As an additional step depending on the VPN, you may have to remove your Google account before clearing the storage and add it back again after clearing it..

I hv a solution for those who are not able to redeem their gift cards.

3) Remove all google acc from the device and keep only the new one logged in.

4) Redeem the gift card in new acc.

*Remember u need to log in via othe social acc like facebook because u will logged out automatically when u remove previous google acc from device*.

This only work if you are legitimate have account and gift card redeem/top up on correct region you live.

Go to settings > Apps > Google Play Store app > Uninstall updates > Delete data.

(b) Uninstall Google Play Store app.

One Redditor pointed out that they got their friend living in the US create an account for them to redeem gift cards.

IST 10:02 am: According to one of the affected users, Google has recently pushed out an update that appears to have fixed this issue

A quick look at the Google Play community conveys that a lot of Garena Free Fire players (on Android) are struggling with the transaction completion issue that has been highlighted in this article

01:16 pm IST: For the most part, this issue continues to afflict users and the change in policy that was quoted earlier by a Google Product Expert, that is from back in 2018

As the confusion continues, frustration continues to build up as users on these Gift Cards note that the issue only started a few months ago and the process doesn’t seem to offer users any insight into what cards will be rejected

My issue was that I could not redeem a US gift card on my US based google account

11:24 am IST: Redirecting users to the new Privacy policy, Google Play support on Twitter is telling the affected users the transaction won’t complete if the currency of Play is of a different country