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HSBC Announces Discontinuation of PayMe Services for Older Android Phones in Hong Kong

As electronic payments become more and more popular, Hong Kong is slowly moving towards becoming a cashless city. The most commonly used electronic payment tools in Hong Kong are nothing more than the platforms where the government issues electronic consumer vouchers, including Octopus, PayMe, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay, etc. Among them, PayMe announced recently it would stop paying for certain Android phones. Whether you have a share or not, see below!

HSBC will stop supporting some old Android phones

HSBC recently announced that PayMe will stop providing services for mobile phones below Android 8 starting from May 16, 2024. iPhones and Android phones with newer operating systems will not be affected. For most users, they may still use mobile phones with older versions of Android 8 for a while, but some elderly people may still use some older mobile phones, and it is not ruled out that they still use versions before Android 8, so if suddenly If you find that you can’t use PayMe on your phone, it’s best to check what Android version your phone has.

How to check Android system version?

Basically, the way most Android phones check the operating system is similar, generally…

001: Open “Settings”.

002: Open “About Phone”.

003: If you see “Android Version”, you will know which operating system version you are using.

004: If you confirm that your PayMe is no longer available, you can also try to open “System and Updates” –> “Software Update” directly and update your phone to the latest version If it can’t be actually use after the update, the only option is All you have to do is change the machine.

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