Sometimes, you purchase an Apple/iTunes e-gift card or physical gift card mistakenly, OR let's consider that someone sent you an iTunes gift card and you are an Android user.
How will you redeem an Apple/iTunes gift card? Either you convert an iTunes gift card to Google Play or use it on 3rd party app on Android.
In this article, we are going to see How we can convert an iTunes gift card to Google Play or use an iTunes gift card on Android.
How to convert Apple/iTunes gift card money to Google Play on Android?
Actually, converting or transferring iTunes gift card money to other platforms like Google Play Store or directly to Android isn't possible.
But there are certain techniques by using which you can use to refund your iTunes card.
Method 1: Request for Refund
In most cases, Apple won't refund your iTunes or Apple gift cards or balances. But, you can try to get some help from Apple support.
There are some people who have been refunded their Gift cards.
1. Login with your Apple ID and navigate to Apple support
2. Search the query "Refund for Apple/iTunes gift card"
3. Select the Request the Refund option from the results
4. Provide your Details like Your Apple ID, Store Credit refund amount, and Current Shipping address
They may accept or reject your refund request and you can use that money to spend on Google Play.
To increase the refund chances, you can provide a reason like My son or brother accidentally applied to redeem this Gift card.
Create a scenario that should look genuine to them and then apply for a refund accordingly.
Method 2: Sell iTunes gift cards or Trade iTunes gift cards
You can sell iTunes gift cards to any website or any individual person. There are a bunch of websites and apps that purchases unused iTunes gift card and pay you in your local currencies like USD, CAD, Pound, EURO, AUD, NZD, INR, etc.
Websites that accept Gift cards:
Visit respective websites and add your Gift card.
Select the Gift card on which you want your Payment or you can convert the money into a Bank account, PayPal, or Bitcoin.
Or you can trade your iTunes Gift card with others who have Google Play gift card and wants an iTunes gift card.
Method 3: Sell it on Reddit
If you are not getting many buying requests you wanted on Paxful or Gameflip, you can choose Reddit for that.
Reddit has some subreddits created by users for special purposes. E. g. if you want to sell or exchange your Gift cards like Amazon Gift cards, iTunes Gift cards, or Google Play Gift cards for money or crypto.
It's pretty easy to sell Gift cards on Reddit.
Just join the subreddit, and put your Gift card sell or trade request in that subreddit Community feed.
Then, people will approach you to buy the Gift cards. You can connect with the buyer on Reddit.
Few Gift card exchange/Sell subreddits that you can use - GCX, GCTrading, Barter, etc.
Method 4: Buy Apple products or services for others
If you have tried previous methods, didn't get what you wanted? Then try to purchase Apple products and services like Apps, Games, Subscriptions, and accessories(if you have an Apple gift card).
Find someone from your Friend circle or family member who wants to buy Apps or Games, and try to get them for them.
You can ask them to buy a Gift card from you. In exchange, you can request for Google Play gift card or simply cash.
Method 5: Product or service Arbitrage
You can also try to buy Apple products or services using Apple or iTunes Gift cards and then list them on Facebook, eBay, Best Buy, etc.
You will get the original price of your service or product, but sometimes you may earn a profit on that.
You can use that money to get your Google Play gift card!
Can you really use iTunes on Android?
The answer is no. If you are Talking about the iTunes app. You can't use iTunes on an Android device. iTunes app is designed to work only on macOS or iOS devices.
If you're asking about the Apple/iTunes Gift card, still you can't use it directly on your Android device.
But you can Buy an Apple Music/iTunes music app subscription through an iTunes gift card on iOS. Then log in and sync your Apple music/iTunes music on an Android device.
It's that simple! And same goes for other iOS-based apps like Books, Apple TV, and other apps that work on both platforms, etc.
Till now this is the only way, how you can use an iTunes gift card on an Android device.
Our views
From the above article, we have concluded that you convert or Trade iTunes gift cards for Google Play on Android.
There are several methods available to do that which we discussed and explained in this post!
From Selling or trading iTunes Gift cards to Converting them. You can do anything.
If you have any issue regarding selling an iTunes gift card, transferring it to a Google Play card, or any other query related to iTunes, then feel free to ask us in the comment section.
FAQs:
What to do with an iTunes Gift card on Android?
You can't use an iTunes gift card on Android. But you can use it on the iOS platform and then sync it with your Android device. So you'll get benefits of out it.
You can use an iTunes gift card to buy iOS games & apps, iTunes music/Apple Music purchases, Apple TV which is connected with Android, Arcade app, iTunes app, etc.
Can you use an iTunes card for Apple Music on Android or iOS?
As we already said, you can use an iTunes card to purchase anything on Apple Music. For Android, you will need to sync your iOS music app account with your Android one.