You can hold the Power button on your phone to quickly access payment methods and passes that you’ve added to Google Pay.
Important: This feature is available for Google Pixel phones in all countries that support contactless payments, except for these countries and regions:
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
- Greece
- Hungary
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Romania
Learn more about countries that support contactless payments.
View payment methods and passes
- Press and hold your phone's Power button until a payment method or pass appears.
- To view other payment methods and passes, swipe right. If you have a lot of payment methods, tap View all.
Tip: If you don’t see your cards or the option to add a payment method, follow the steps below to turn Cards & passes on.
Choose whether you can view Cards & passes when your phone is locked
- Open Settings
.
- Tap Privacy
Lock screen.
- To view Cards & passes when your phone is locked, tap Show all notification content.
- To view Cards & passes only when your phone is unlocked, tap Show sensitive content only when unlocked.
You can make purchases with Cards & passes when your phone is locked, but for larger amounts you may be asked to unlock your phone.
To turn on this setting:
- Go to Settings
.
- Tap Connected devices
Connection preferences
NFC.
- Turn on Require device unlock for NFC.
If you can’t find this option, you may need to update your phone to the latest version of Android.
Make a purchase
You can pay quickly and securely anywhere you see the symbols or
.
Important: You need to turn on contactless payments to pay in stores. Check if your phone supports contactless payments.
- Press and hold the Power button until your default payment method appears.
- You can also swipe right to view or select other payment methods for a purchase.
- Hold your phone close to the reader until a check mark appears.
Learn more about how to use contactless payments.
Tip: If you don’t have a saved payment method in Google Pay, you’ll need to add a payment method. Learn how to add a payment method.
Turn Cards & passes on or off
Important: If this feature is turned off, you can use Google Pay for contactless payments as you normally would. Learn more about how to use contactless payments.
- Open Settings
.
- Tap System
Gestures
Cards & passes.
- To turn this feature on or off, tap the slider.
Tip: If you turn Cards & passes off, to view your payment methods open the Google Pay app and tap Payment.
Fix problems with Cards & passes
Cards & passes is turned off
- Open Settings
.
- Tap System
Gestures
Power Menu
Cards & passes.
- If the slider is set to off, tap to turn it on.
Your phone is locked
You're signed in to the wrong Google Account
- Hold the Power button and tap Add a payment method or swipe right and tap View all.
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap the Google Account you want to use.
Google Pay isn't set as your default Tap & pay service
- Open Settings
.
- Tap Apps & notifications
Advanced
Special app access
Tap & pay
Payment default.
- Select Google Pay.
- Hold the Power button.
- Tap the payment method you want to make default.
- Tap Make default.