Pay with your smartwatch

In certain countries and regions, you can use your smartwatch to make contactless payments where Google Pay is accepted.

To use Google Pay on your watch, you need to:

• Be in a supported country or region.
• Use a supported watch. Google Pay is already installed on supported watches. To check if your device is supported, check if Google Pay is in the list of apps on your watch.
• Use a supported card.

Tip: PayPal isn't supported with Google Pay on watches.

Add a card to your watch

If you add a card to your watch, you don't need your phone to pay.

Important: These steps only add a card to the Google Pay app on your watch.

1. ​On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Tap Get started.
3. Set up a screen lock.
4. To add a credit or debit card, follow the on-screen instructions.

Tip: Currently, you can't add discount, loyalty, or rewards cards to the Google Pay app on your watch.

Make a payment in a store

1. On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Hold your watch over the contactless payment reader until you hear a sound or feel a vibration from your watch.
3. If asked, choose "Credit," regardless of your type of card.

Tip: For some transactions, you may have to enter a PIN. Use the PIN you set up with your financial institution.

Manage your cards

Pay with a non-default card

When you make a payment, the first card you add to Google Pay is used unless you choose another card. To use a card that isn't your default card:

1. On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Scroll to the card you want to use and wait until you get the message, "Hold to terminal."
3. Hold your watch against the contactless payment terminal until your watch makes a sound or vibrates.
4. For debit cards:
   1. Choose "Credit."
   2. If asked, enter the PIN you set up with your bank.

Change default card

1. ​On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Scroll to the card you want to use as default and then tap it.
3. From the bottom, on More , swipe up.
4. Tap Set as default card .

Remove a card

1. On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Scroll to the card you want to remove and then tap it.
3. From the bottom, on More , swipe up.
4. Tap Remove .

Check your previous purchases

1. ​On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Tap a card.
3. To view your transactions, swipe up on the card.

Fix a problem

Can't add a card

If you have issues when you try to use your card with the Google Pay app, make sure your card is supported.

If you have questions or feedback about your card, contact your bank.

When you add a card, you get "Network error"

Make sure your phone is nearby. Your phone and watch need Bluetooth turned on and an internet connection (either cellular or Wi-Fi).

Card was automatically removed

For your security, cards added to the Google Pay app on your watch are deleted when your screen lock is removed. To add your card again:

1. ​On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
2. Set up a screen lock.
3. To add a credit or debit card, follow the on-screen instructions.

When you add a card, you get "Can't connect" and your watch freezes

1. On your phone, make sure Bluetooth is on.
2. On your phone, open the Wear OS .
3. At the top, make sure it says "Connected."
   • If it says "Disconnected," try these steps.
4. On your watch, open the Google Pay app and try to connect again.

When you open the app, you get "Can't check accounts"

To fix this error, update the Google Pay app.

1. On your watch, open the Play Store app .
2. From the top, swipe down and tap My Apps.
3. Scroll to and tap Google Pay.
4. Tap Update.
5. Open the Google Pay app .

You get a prompt to restart your phone

1. Restart your phone (not your watch).
2. Wait 30–60 seconds. This makes sure your phone has installed updates needed to work with your watch.
3. On your watch, open the Google Pay app .
4. Tap Retry .

Loading circle doesn't stop

Close the Google Pay app on your watch and reopen it. If that doesn't work, restart the watch. To restart it, hold down the power button.

Troubleshoot in-store payment issues

Step 1: Make sure your watch is on tight and unlocked

To check if the Google Pay app asked you to unlock your watch, tap the screen. If it did, unlock it before you  pay.

Step 2: Make sure the Google Pay app is open

Before you pay, on your watch, open the Google Pay app . On the screen, make sure that you can find the card you want to pay with.

Step 3: Hold your watch at the terminal longer

Try to hold the NFC (Near Field Communication) on your watch over the reader until your watch makes a sound and vibrates.

If that doesn't work, try to hold your watch against the reader in a different position. Most NFC antennas are located behind the watch screen, but yours may be in a different location. For the exact location, check your watch manual.

Step 4: Make sure the store accepts contactless payments

Ask the cashier if the store accepts contactless payments. If they don’t, you need to use a physical card.