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UPI payments can be made simply by shaking your phone, hassle-free. Here's how to activate this feature.
Indiaemploymentnews | March 11, 2026 6:41 PM CST

UPI Payment: PhonePe also offers users the option to make payments by shaking their phone. To do this, you need to enable the app's "Shake and Pay" feature. Shaking the phone will open the QR code scanner.

UPI Payment: With the introduction of UPI, making online payments has become much easier. Simply take your phone out of your pocket, scan a QR code, and the payment is complete. Many companies are making this easy process even easier. Now, you can make UPI payments simply by shaking your phone. To do this, open your payment app and shake it. Shaking the phone will open the QR code scanner, allowing you to make payments in no time. Let's find out which apps offer this feature and how to activate it.

PhonePe offers the 'Shake and Pay' option.

If you use the PhonePe app for online transactions, it offers the 'Shake and Pay' option. After activating this feature, you no longer need to open the app and search for a QR code scanner. With so many payment apps available these days, finding a QR code scanner can sometimes be difficult. This can be time-consuming and can delay your payment. To avoid this hassle, PhonePe offers the 'Shake and Pay' option.

How does this feature work?

After enabling this feature, as soon as you open the PhonePe app and shake your phone, it will open the scanner. You won't need to manually search for the scanner in the app. Simply shaking your phone will open the scanner.

How to enable the feature?

To enable the 'Shake and Pay' feature, open PhonePe and tap the profile icon. Scroll down to the Shake & Scan option and turn it on. Once turned on, the feature will be enabled, allowing you to use it. Note that this feature will only work when the PhonePe app is open on your phone. This feature cannot be used without the app being open.


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