PayPal’s Android App, Deposit Checks By Taking A Photo

Great news for Android users, it seems that the PayPal app that was available for the iPhone is now available to you along with the feature that allows you to take a snapshot of a check and have it deposited into your PayPal account! Granted iPhone users were enjoying this feature about half a year ago but better late than never, and PayPal has promised that they will try their very best to keep the app versions on par with each other in terms of features.

Taken from PayPal’s blog:

“The ability to add money from checks was added to the PayPal app for iPhone back in October of 2010, and it’s been a big hit. On average, about a million dollars per month have been uploaded since we launched mobile check capture on the iPhone. That’s a lot of people skipping the ATM, depositing a check with their phone and not paying any fees for the privilege. Reading through your comments from our iPhone announcement, I see “Android, Android, Android, Android.” It’s true, new features often come out on the iPhone first, but that’s only because the iPhone has been around longer. Rest assured, new PayPal features for Android won’t be far behind!”