Google Stance Rewards users were caught off guard in late 2019 when their hard-earned credits all of a sudden vanished due to a Google policy modify. With credits now set to expire exactly one year later beingness earned, it'south easier than ever to lose them without fifty-fifty realizing it. To make certain you never miss out on cashing in your credits, we've assembled a comprehensive listing of all the means you tin spend your Google Stance Rewards on apps, games, movies, and more.

Opinion Rewards credits can be used on Google Play Store purchases

Ane of the most mutual ways to get rid of those accrued credits is to spend them in the Google Play Store. You can utilise your balance to purchase apps, purchase or hire movies from Google Play Movies and Television, dive into a literary chance from Google Play Books, find a new jam on Google Play Music, and even fund in-app purchases (IAPs) to unlock premium features in your favorite apps.

Case in point: One of our writers earned plenty points to salve a buck and a half on the XtraMath app, while our Editor in Chief uses his credits to fund his WineRatings+ subscription.

To purchase content from the Google Play Store with Stance Rewards credits, tap on the app or service you lot desire to purchase. Then change the payment method to "Google Play balance," which will be comprised of your Stance Rewards credits and any other funds y'all've manually added. And so click "purchase," and you're all set!

Opinion Rewards credits tin can exist used on (some) subscriptions

Subscriptions are a bit of a trickier beast. According to Google'due south support documentation, Opinion Rewards can't exist redeemed on Android app or magazine subscriptions. However, our testing has found some of this info to be inaccurate.

Subscription-based apps that use the Google Play billing API to process payments – like The Weather Channel, CBS All Access, and many of Google's offerings — can tap into Google Play Balance credit to fund subscriptions. On the flip side, apps that subvert Google's billing API — like Netflix, Spotify, and fifty-fifty Google's Stadia Pro service — won't work.

In terms of Google's premium services, nosotros successfully cashed in Opinion Rewards credits to pay for an upgraded Google One membership, YouTube Premium, YouTube TV, YouTube Music Premium, Google Play Music (for at present) and even the inclusive Google Play Pass.

Our Editor in Chief used about $seventy of credits to pay for Google Play Music and YouTube Premium for one-half of 2019. Without Google's billing API integration, he admits the credits probable would take been wasted on something he didn't actually need.

Google Opinion Rewards credits tin can be used outside the Play Store, besides

Although the majority of your Opinion Rewards credits can be spent directly within the Google Play Shop, there are some exceptions.

For instance, Stadia players can utilize Stance Rewards credits to purchase games and expanded DLC content from the Stadia digital store. Our deals editor was able to snag Terminator in Mortal Kombat xi past using this method.

According to Google's official documentation, at that place is also a way for iOS users to cash out their Opinion Rewards credits to a PayPal account, though none of us were willing to cede our credits (or scrounge up an Apple tree device) to endeavour it out.

Opinion Rewards credits cannot exist used on Google Store products and some subscriptions

Equally we covered above, Stance Rewards can't exist used on subscription-based apps that don't utilise Google'south billing API. This encompasses many popular content streaming services, as well as Google's own Stadia Pro cloud gaming subscription.

Credits also can't exist used on any hardware or accessories from the Google Store. That ways you won't be able to spend them on a new Pixel phone, Chromecast devices, or Google Nest smart home products.

How to earn Google Opinion Rewards credits

To start earning credits, download the Google Opinion Rewards app for Android or iOS and wait for Google to release a new survey. Keep in mind that one time you take completed a survey, the credits yous earn will expire precisely 1 year after they were awarded, so make certain you spend them before fourth dimension runs out.

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