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How to remove a credit card from Google Play on your Android phone

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You can easily remove a stored credit card in the Google Play Store app. Antonio Villas-Boas/Business Insider
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You probably have at least one credit card associated with your Google Play account, since that's how you can easily purchase apps, music, games, and other content on your Android phone.

But if your credit card expired or you want to stop using it for some reason, you'll need to remove it from the Google Play Store app.

Though this will only take a few taps, the removal button is tucked away somewhere you might not think to look for it.

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How to remove a credit card from Google Play

1. Start the Google Play Store app on your Android phone.

2. Tap the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen (often referred to as the hamburger menu). 

3. Tap "Payment methods."

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Open the "Payment methods" menu in the Google Play Store app to remove a credit card.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

4. Tap "More payment settings." 

5. You should see a pop-up window asking which browser to use to open the page. Tap whichever browser you prefer, and then tap "Just once."

How to remove a credit card from Google Play
When you tap "More payment settings," the page opens in the browser of your choice.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

6. Log into your Google account if requested.

7. Scroll to the credit card you want to remove and then tap "Remove." Tap "Remove" a second time to confirm the choice. 

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All the credit cards associated with your account can be edited or removed on the "More payment settings" page.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.