How to Redeem Google Play Gift Cards on a Phone or Tablet

1. Open the Google Play Store app  from your home screen or app tray.
2. Tap Menu near the top left and scroll down to Redeem.
3. Enter your 16-digit code.
4. Tap Redeem.
5. Then hit Confirm to add the balance to your Google account.

Here are those step-by-step instructions again, with pictures.

• Open Google Play on your phone or computer.
• Tap or click the three-line menu button in the top left corner of the screen.
• Scroll down and tap Redeem.

From here you’ll see a popup like the one shown below. Next, you’ll want to look under the scratch to reveal code strip on the back of your gift card.

• Enter the 16-digit code found on the back and tap Redeem.
• Now, simply Confirm which account to apply the gift card to.

You’ll instantly get the balance in your account and can use all or part of it to buy almost anything you want. Remember, gift cards can’t be used on physical things like accessories on the Google Store.

Sadly we can’t take a picture or easily scan gift cards like Apple, nor does Google allow users to send them in emails, but entering the code is easy enough. If an error pops up, check the code and try again.

How to Redeem a Google Play Store Gift Card on a Computer

You can easily redeem a Google Play gift card from a computer too, using essentially the same steps and instructions as above. And if you bought the code online, you can copy and paste the code right into the redeem form.

1. Navigate to play.google.com/store from a web browser.
2. Click on Redeem near the bottom left corner (or just go to play.google.com/redeem).
3. Enter your 16-digit code in the popup.
4. Tap Redeem.
5. Then hit Confirm to add the balance to your Google account.

The balance will almost instantly be available for you to use from the computer or your phone and tablet devices.