As you all are aware that Paytm Payment Bank services are going to be stopped in coming months due to RBI guidelines. So Google has come up with its own payments alert service i.e. GPay SoundPod. In this article, I’m gonna tell everything about the new Gpay SoundPod like How you can order, Its features, price and everything you need to know about Google Pay SoundPod.
What’s Google Pay SoundPod?
GPay SoundPod is a device with an in-built speaker that announces any new transaction alerts to its linked merchants or businesses. It is an audio payments alert device similar to what we have seen in Paytm’s soundbox. The device can speak multiple languages like Hindi, Tamil, Marathi & more. Most commonly, Payment companies offer these in-built speaker soundboxes for free or for a very nominal price and charge merchants or businesses a rental fee each month.
What’s the use of Google Pay SoundPod?
You know those audio notifications you get on your phone when you receive money or a payment request on Google Pay Or any payment app? Well, now you can hear those notifications in the inbuilt speaker using the Google Pay SoundPod so that you don’t misses any transaction.
In simple terms, When customers scan the associated QR code of the merchant and make a successful payment, Google Pay SoundBox plays an instant voice notification regarding the transaction.
Why GPay SoundPod?
Now, you might be thinking, why do I need audio notifications when I already get them on my phone? Well, imagine this – you’re out and about, maybe shopping or hanging out with friends. You don’t want to keep checking your phone every time it buzzes, right? With SoundPod, you can just listen for the sound and know what’s up.
What’s the price of Google Pay SoundPod?
- Daily Plan: ₹499 Rupees one-time fee, then ₹5 Rupees per day is deducted for 25 days in a month from your settlement account.
- Yearly plan: ₹1499 Rupees for one year (save ₹500 Rupees) is deducted from your settlement account.
Note: When you receive 400 payments in a month via GPay QR codes, ₹125 Rupees cashback is guaranteed.
How to order Google Pay SoundPod?
- First of all, Open the Google Pay for Business app.
- Now tap on start the subscription:
- At the top, below your business name, tap on Get started.
- Now Under Quick Links section, you will find a option of SoundPod. Tap on it.
- Now tap on See plans.
- You have to Choose a service plan: Below are the plan for using GPay SoundPod. Choose one which you find suitable from these.
- Daily plan: ₹499 Rupees one-time fee, then ₹5 Rupees per day is deducted for 25 days in a month from your settlement account.
- Yearly plan: ₹1499 Rupees for one year (save ₹500 Rupees) is deducted from your settlement account.
- Tip: The subscription chosen by you, from any of the above, for audio notification services runs from the date of activation and is provided annually. The above mentioned service plans are inclusive of taxes.
- Tip: When you receive 400 payments in a month via GPay QR codes, ₹125 Rupees cashback is guaranteed.
- Now after choosing the plan, Tap on Continue.
- Now Tap Turn on daily settlement.
- Important: This is must so make sure this is turned on.
- Now select a payments profile.
- You can choose an existing profile: Tap the profile that you want to use.
- Or you can create a new one: Tap Create payments profile. Then, enter the account details.
- Then Submit it.
- Review your subscription details and there you will find the expected delivery date of the SoundPod. That’s it.
How to get cashback of Rs 125 for availing audio alerts using Gpay SoundPod?
To receive Rs 125 cashbacks, the merchants or businesses should be actively availing audio notification alerts via Google Pay SoundPod and you should accept equal to or more than 400 transactions via Google Pay QRs code. Once these requirements are met, the merchants or businesses will get cashbacks through a scratch card worth ₹125 Rupees that can be redeemed by going to“offers and rewards” section of GPay app.
Terms and conditions of Rs 125 cashback of Google Pay SoundPod
- The scratch card is valid for 28 days. If it’s not redeemed within the validity period, the scratch card expires.
- Only up to 30 transactions from a single user in a calendar month are counted for the campaign eligibility.
- Failed transactions aren’t considered eligible transactions.
How to buy Google Pay SoundPod for free? | How to Order GPay SoundPod free?
Currently, Google Pay SoundPod is not available for free and a nominal fee is applicable in order to use the audio alerts services of Gpay SoundPod.
However, there is a cashback offer of Rs 125 when a total of 400 transactions is completed through Google Pay SoundPod QRs. This makes it a great deal considering the uncertainty attached to its major rival Paytm SoundBox.
Features of GPay SoundPod
Below are the features of Google Pay Soundbox:
- Voice alerts for payments – It has an in-built speaker that provides an sound alert when a payment is made, assisting merchants or businesses in tracking QR code payments.
- Small LCD Display panel for displaying the transaction amount
- Voice notifications for payments alerts in around 11 Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, etc.
Google Pay SoundPod Launch date in India
Google Pay SoundPod was only available at certain locations until last year. However, in 2024, Google is finally all set to launch its payments soundbox in India soon. It’s expected to be launch in the month of March or April of this year. We’ll keep you updated once we get a confirmed date regarding GPay launch date in India.
What kit will be provided with Google Pay SoundPod?
The SoundPod kit includes:
- SoundPod speaker
- Charging cable
- SIM card
- Custom QR code
Note: The audio notification service comes with a 6-month service warranty. The service warranty starts on the day that the audio notification service via SoundPod is activated.
How to setup the GPay SoundPod for audio alerts?
Below are the steps by which you can setup your newly delivered Google Pay SoundPod:
- First of all, press and hold the Power key for 3 seconds to turn on the GPay soundPod.
- When the SoundPod is on and connected, the green LED will glow.
- The SoundPod will show network strength with 4G.
- You’ll get 2 voice prompts: “Welcome to SoundPod by Google Pay” and “Network Connected.”
Once SoundPod is connected, the sound alerts will begin to notify you of successful transactions made via the QRs code.
How to operate Google Pay SoundPod?
Operating the Google Pay SoundPod is very easy. There are 4 buttons on GPay SoundPod.
- Power: Press and hold to turn on the SoundPod.
- Volume up:
- Press to increase the GPay SoundPod volume.
- Press and hold to increase the sound to maximum volume.
- Volume down:
- Press to decrease device volume.
- Press and hold to decrease the volume to minimum.
- Menu:
- Press once to play the last transaction.
- Press twice to play the last 3 transactions.
- Press and hold to display the one-time password (OTP).
- Press and hold the Menu + press the Volume up once to display its terminal ID (TID).
- Press and hold the Menu + press the Volume up twice to display its Firmware version.
How to view transactions on Google Pay SoundPod?
You can find all the transactions done on Google Pay SoundPod via Google Pay Business App.
The app homepage shows a transaction summary for a given time period.
- To view a summary of the past day, week, or month, tap 1Days, 7Days, or 30Days.
- To view the details of a specific transaction, tap on it.
How to cancel subscriptions of Google Pay SoundPod?
To cancel audio alerts service via GPay SoundPod, you can call Google customer support toll-free at +1-800-309-7597.
In what cases, Google may cancel my subscriptions to GPay SoundPod?
Google may cancel your audio notification services for various reasons
- If they failed to collect service fees with daily settlements for 30 days from the day of first default.
- If your merchant profile is inactive.
- If your merchant account has been closed.
- If your payments profile is inactive or if you violate Google Pay business app policy.
Will I get a refund if i cancel the Google Pay SoundBox subscriptions?
There will be no refunds after the audio alerts services have been set up. If you wish to still cancel the services and return the Soundpod device, agents will collect the device after a cancellation request is raised, however, there will be no refund.
What’s the Languages supported on Google Pay SoundBox?
GPay SoundBox will support multiple regional languages like:
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Gujarati
- Kannada
Note: By default, the Google Pay SoundBox are available in English and Hindi languages. If you want to switch to a regional language such as Marathi, Gujarati, etc, you can change the language at the time of setting the GPay SoundBox.
I’ll order google pay soundpod when available. Price is cheaper than Paytm soundbox.
We’ll update this article when there is an update on offical launch date of Google Pay soundpod. Thanks