Google Wallet was the company’s first attempt at making money transfers on Android with the Nexus S 4G, and no matter how many apps Google launches, it seems like it’s always going to be there. Google Pay tried to replace both Google Wallet and Android Pay a few years ago, but in a few months Google Pay will be gone and Google Wallet will be back on top.
Android Pay emerged in 2015 as the temporary king of touch payments, while Google Wallet was reshaped as a rival Cash App / Venmo, but even when Google changed its mind and combined them, it couldn’t help but mess with the formula again and again.
What’s left of Google Pay is apparently redundant now, so after June 4th, 2024, it’ll be gone, taking peer-to-peer payment features with it (at least in the US, anyway). If you still have funds tied up in Google Pay, you should remove them while you still have the chance — unless you think Google might change its mind again.