I upgraded from the iPhone X yesterday to the 16 pro and no matter what I do I cannot get my Apple Wallet to add the same exact card. In the Apple forums this is a common issue and I’ve tried many of the things people have posted that worked for them to no avail. So I thought hmmm maybe I’ll just put my card in Google Pay and use it that way. I did that via web browser and Google Pay/Wallet on a browser accepted my card fine. So I figured I needed to download a Google wallet app or google pay app in order to use it for tap to pay with my phone. When I look up instructions online it says to download Google Pay app but according to other searches that app has been discontinued in the US on Apple as of June of 2024? As well as the Google Wallet app.

So my question is does my iPhone have some other way of accessing my Google Pay/Wallet so I can use my phone for tap to pay until this Apple Pay/Wallet issue is fixed with my card? I feel I’m about to get the run around like I’ve read so many other people deal with because already my bank acted like they had no idea what I was talking about when I said I may need the old apple merchant token removed from my card so I can try it again on a new phone. She said “the other lady I wanna ask has an iPhone and she’s with a customer; let me call you back I bet she knows…” which isn’t instilling a lot of confidence. My next call is to Apple but I guarantee they are just going to say “call your bank” because the message that pops up says “card not added. Contact your card issuer for more information.” 🤬