How to remove express checkout from Dawn theme on mobile?

Topic summary

Goal: remove express checkout buttons (e.g., PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay) on mobile in Dawn 5.0 while keeping PayPal as a payment method.

Earlier attempts: code/CSS edits that worked on desktop didn’t affect mobile. Dawn lacks cart.liquid, complicating prior guides. Shopify’s design team hid the buttons on desktop but not on mobile; they suggested upgrading to Dawn 6.0, but updating is impractical due to existing customizations.

Key update: since mid‑2022, Liquid/CSS methods to hide express checkout at the top of checkout no longer work. A Shopify Functions–based approach is needed (Shopify Functions = server-side extensions to modify checkout behavior).

Proposed solutions:

  • Yagi Express Payment Hider app: hides express buttons at the top of checkout while keeping PayPal available at the payment step; can also hide Apple/Google Pay; includes a workaround for returning customers via a placeholder shipping rate; compatible with all plans and one-page checkout.
  • PayRules: Hide Payment Methods app: provides toggles to hide PayPal express checkout.

Status: no confirmed resolution yet. OP plans to try the app-based solution; discussion remains open.

Summarized with AI on December 21. AI used: gpt-5.

@HortiPower ,

Revert the changes &let me share the store access

I will check & let you know

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