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Google Opinion Rewards wants you to update your profile to get more surveys
The update availability in all 34 countries is still in question
Getting paid for completing surveys wasn't a common thing until a decade ago. With Google Opinion Rewards launching in 2014, the firm pays you between $0.10 and $1.00 to complete some short surveys, helping improve user experience across multiple platforms. However, if the number of available surveys on the Opinion Rewards program doesn't seem sufficient, Google now wants you to update your profile to access more surveys.
Google Opinion Rewards could tap into your Gmail account for more payouts
Want more cash from Google Opinion Rewards? Add your Gmail account and share digital receipts
Not everybody has cash laying around to spend on digital purchases like paid apps, games, and books. However, there's a simple and accessible solution right at your fingertips — Google Opinion Rewards. This user-friendly app offers a hassle-free way to earn money in your spare time, making it a top choice for those seeking a side hustle.
Google Opinion Rewards gets a new background location onboarding UI
Precise background location access could supplement Google Location History
For Android users with Google Location HIstory enabled, the Google Opinion Rewards app is a no-brainer — just answer a couple questions and get money to spend on apps and games in the Play Store. Opinion Rewards uses various sources to find relevant surveys to give you, with your Google Search history and the account-based Google Location History being the main two. Now, it appears there will be another option.
Google Rewards’ new receipt tasks are finally rolling out widely
We first spotted them over three years ago, and they pay some good money
Google Opinion Rewards is a nice option that earns you some Google Play Store credit by answering a few surveys, mostly related to your past shopping experiences. Occasionally, you may have been asked to share receipts, and now, Google is widely rolling out a new receipt tasks section that makes the whole process easier and more streamlined. The company first started testing this a whole four years ago, but it looks like it's only now becoming available more broadly.
Google Opinion Rewards availability expands to five new countries all across the world
Time to earn some easy money
Google Opinion Rewards is a handy app that lets you earn Play Store balance that you can use towards apps, in-game purchases, or movie rentals. You earn these credits by taking part in short surveys that Google will notify you about from time to time. The app first launched nine years ago in the US and has expanded to over 34 countries since then. Now, Google has brought Opinion Rewards availability to five new territories around the world.
Google Opinion Rewards brings its free Play Store credit to five more countries
Your next Android game is on the house
Paid apps and games usually only cost you a few bucks, but that's still money you can put towards your next coffee or beer (you know, depending on the time of day). Google Opinion Rewards makes it easy to pick up a movie rental or to splurge on in-app purchases in your favorite games just by answering a few simple questions. If you've been waiting for it to arrive in your region, you might want to check out today's updated list.
Google Opinion Rewards is a great tool for earning some extra money you can spend on the Play Store, potentially financing almost any app you could ever want to purchase or your subscription needs. And now, Android users in Thailand can also finally take advantage of it, seven years after the app became available in the US.
How to see when your Google Opinion Rewards credits will expire
Hint: It's as easy as opening the Opinion Rewards app
If you're still a little salty about having your Opinion Rewards earnings unceremoniously obliterated in late 2019, you're not alone. The backlash prompted Google to add an explanatory banner to the Opinion Rewards app and ultimately provide a way to view when your credits will expire in the future. Here's how to keep tabs on those expiration dates so that your credits are never squandered again.
Google Opinion Rewards reaches 50 million installs on Play Store
A lot of folks doing a lot of surveys for Play Store credit
Most of our readers are probably familiar with Google's Opinion Rewards app, which earns you Play Store credit (or actual cash, if you're on iOS) for answering surveys. They're usually based on things like your recent location history or Google service use, which can bother those with a strong interest in privacy. Still, it's proven to be popular: The app just reached 50 million installs on the Play Store.
Google Opinion Rewards expands to Hong Kong and Malaysia
The move follows expansion to Chile, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates earlier this year
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Google Opinion Rewards had a rocky ending to 2019, with many users' credits expiring without warning or explanation. That was soon rectified by placing an expiration date beneath your balance, though the explanation for the whole debacle was too little, too late. Moving past the controversy, Google's forging ahead in the new decade by making Opinion Rewards available in Chile, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates.
Tip: Google Opinion Rewards can be spent on YouTube Premium, Google One, Stadia games, and more
Don't let them expire before you get a chance to redeem
Google Opinion Rewards users were caught off guard in late 2019 when their hard-earned credits suddenly vanished due to a Google policy change. With credits now set to expire exactly one year after being earned, it’s easier than ever to lose them without even realizing it. To make sure you never miss out on cashing in your credits, we've assembled a comprehensive list of all the ways you can spend your Google Opinion Rewards on apps, games, movies, and more.
After a lot of controversy over disappearing credit, Google has finally started rectifying the situation by being more transparent about when your earned credit via Opinion Rewards expires. Putting that behind it, the company is ready to expand the paid surveys's availability to another market: Taiwan.
For years, Google Opinion Rewards has given out Play Store credit in exchange for answering targeted surveys. Google recently started enforcing the 1-year expiration date for credit earned through Opinion Rewards, and after the resulting outcry, the company promised to make the expiration dates more clear in a future update.
Remember that mass expiration of Google Play credit that happened last month? Google later explained that this was because credits were set to expire one year after they were issued, but that explanation in isolation didn't justify exactly why so many people saw such a big chunk of their balance disappear all at once — this isn't a regular yearly occurrence. Some assumed it was a rule that was simply never enforced, but it turns out that a very specific change in Google's terms and conditions as of November 8th, 2018 is to blame.
The Google Opinion Rewards app is a good way to get a few bucks of Play Store credit with almost no effort, turning targeted surveys into cash you can spend on apps, books, movies, and games (though there is a cost in terms of privacy). However, those of you raking in credit might want to fire up the app and check your current balance, as there are several recent reports that Play Store credits appear to be expiring en masse and without notice.
Google Opinion Rewards is a nice little tool that allows you to earn a little Play Store money on the side which you can use to buy apps, games, subscriptions, and all the other things available on Google's distribution platform. The company's regular surveys include questions on how you rate certain YouTube video recommendations, which stores you've visited, and occasionally ask you to upload receipts from said stores. Today, Google announced that it's looking to improve the experience for the latter and is testing a new interface with select US users.
There's not a lot to Google's Opinion Rewards app, but the team behind it spent most of last year expanding its footprint to many new countries. Just last month, it was finally updated to also allow users to make changes to account information they had submitted during the sign-up process, which cleared up some oversights like the possibility of moving to another area. In today's update, Opinion Rewards is closing another gap by adding the ability to delete user accounts.
At a post-Thanksgiving potluck yesterday, a friend and I were sharing our enthusiasm for Android with someone who recently switched to the platform. One of the first things I always tout in these conversations is Google Opinion Rewards, the app that gives you free Play Store credit in exchange for answering survey questions. As I was talking through it, I took out my phone and opened the app to show my reward history (a shade under $90 since 2014).
Google Opinion Rewards has been around for a while, allowing Android users to answer various surveys to receive Play Store credit. Now Google has updated the Opinion Rewards app to version '20170119,' adding a hamburger menu and new notification options.
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Hé, les Suisses, vous étiez jaloux des Français et de leur accès à Google Opinion Rewards? Bah maintenant, il n'y a plus aucune raison de rester envieux: Opinion Rewards est disponible en Suisse!