Create or manage a group

To split bills through the Google Pay app, create a new group chat.

Create a group

From the discovery page

Important: The group creator is the default group admin.

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the discovery page.
3. Under "People," tap Add   Create group.
4. Select the contacts you want to add. You can add up to 100 members.
5. Tap Done.

From the chat page

Important: The group creator is the default group admin.

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. In the top right, tap More   Start a group chat.
3. Select the contacts you want to add. You can add up to 100 members.
4. Tap Done.

Manage a group

Edit the group name

Important: Any group member can edit the group name. The group name is visible to all members.

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group you want to edit.
3. In the top right, tap More   Group Settings.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings.
4. Tap the current group name.
5. Enter a new group name of up to 20 characters.

Add group members

Important: Groups can have up to 100 members.

Invite your contacts

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group chat you want to add members to.
3. In the top right, tap More    Group Settings.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings.
4. At the top, in the group members section, tap Add .
5. Select the contacts you want to invite.
6. Tap Done.

Invite by link

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group chat you want to add members to.
3. In the top right, tap More   Group Settings  Invite people by link.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings  Invite people by link.
4. Select an invite option:
   • To copy the invite link to your clipboard, tap Copy link.
   • To share the invite link via WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, or Facebook, tap Share link.
   • To reset an expired invite link, tap Reset link.

Remove group members

Important: Only the group admin can remove group members.

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group chat you want to remove members from.
3. In the top right, tap More Group Settings.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings.
4. At the top, in the group members section, tap Remove .
5. Select the contacts you want to remove.
6. Tap Done Yes.

Leave a group

Important: After you leave a group, the chat history is removed. If the admin leaves the group, the second person to join is the new admin.

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group you want to leave.
3. In the top right, tap More Group Settings Leave group.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings  Leave group.

Turn off notifications for a group

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to the group you want to mute.
3. In the top right, tap More   Group Settings Notifications.
   • You can also tap the group conversation app bar Group Settings  Notifications.
4. Turn Notifications off.

Turn off notifications for all messages

1. On your device, open the Google Pay app .
2. Go to Settings  Notifications.
3. Turn Notifications off. This controls both private and group chat messages.