Google Pay not showing in Stripe Payment Sheet on Android despite isPlatformPaySupported returning true

[ashwinpinetco]

I am trying to integrate Google Pay using flutter_stripe in my Flutter app on Android. I am using the PaymentSheet flow, and everything else works fine, except that Google Pay option does not appear in the sheet, even though:

Google Pay is installed on my device

A valid test card is added

Stripe.instance.isPlatformPaySupported() returns true

The device is a physical Android phone

Here’s a simplified version of my implementation:
Stripe Initialization:

Future stripeInit() async {
Stripe.publishableKey = "";
Stripe.merchantIdentifier = "merchant.com.example.app"; // REPLACED
Stripe.urlScheme = "example";
await Stripe.instance.applySettings();
}

Google Pay Availability Check:

Future checkGPayAvailability() async {
final isAvailable = await Stripe.instance.isPlatformPaySupported(
googlePay: const IsGooglePaySupportedParams(
testEnv: true,
supportsTapToPay: true,
),
);
debugPrint("Is Google Pay available: $isAvailable"); // always returns true
}

Payment Intent Creation:

final response = await http.post(
Uri.parse('https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents'),
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ',
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
},
body: {
'amount': '1000',
'currency': 'EUR',
'payment_method_types[]': 'card', // Google Pay is included under 'card'
},
);

Payment Sheet Initialization:

await Stripe.instance.initPaymentSheet(
paymentSheetParameters: SetupPaymentSheetParameters(
merchantDisplayName: "Example App",
paymentIntentClientSecret: clientSecret,
returnURL: 'example://stripe-redirect',
googlePay: PaymentSheetGooglePay(
merchantCountryCode: "US",
currencyCode: "EUR",
testEnv: true,
buttonType: PlatformButtonType.buy,
),
applePay: PaymentSheetApplePay(merchantCountryCode: "US"),
),
);

✅ Expected Behavior:
Google Pay should be shown as a payment option on Android in the PaymentSheet.

❌ Actual Behavior:
The PaymentSheet opens but does not display Google Pay as a payment option.
isPlatformPaySupported() returns true.
No errors or logs indicate any failure.

Device Info:

Device: Physical Android device

Google Pay: Installed, with test card set up

Stripe SDK: flutter_stripe: ^x.y.z (I’m using latest as of writing)

Flutter: [Paste output of flutter doctor -v here if needed]

Additional Notes:

I've ensured the country and currency values match for GPay.

The merchant ID is configured properly in the GPay console.

GPay is available in the region.

❓Question:

Is there anything missing in the initPaymentSheet or in the Stripe dashboard / GPay config that may cause Google Pay to be silently ignored?

Let me know if you need a full reproducible sample repo — happy to provide one.

Thanks in advance for the support!

[remonh87]

@ashwinpinetco are you located in India? Google pay is not supported there so this is intended behavior in that case. You can test google pay through a simulator with vpn

[ashwinpinetco]

@ashwinpinetco are you located in India? Google pay is not supported there so this is intended behavior in that case. You can test google pay through a simulator with vpn

@remonh87
Yes, I already tested on my real device using a VPN as well as on the simulator, but I did not get any results. Could you please guide me if I am missing any additional setup or configuration?

[remonh87]

You also need to have a google account that is not linked to India and have a valid credit card (not a test card) that is linked to the payment profile of this account.

[remonh87]

isPlatformPaySupported only suggest that in stripe Google Pay is configured but does not say anything of your local payment requirements for google pay