Search results and top charts are specific to each region and there are lots of popular apps and games that simply won't show up unless your Play Store country matches up. Until recently, changing these settings was an exercise in frustration. As someone who has had to move back and forth between the US and Europe, I can attest to that. Thankfully, the process is far easier today, as the Play Store has been updated to include country and profiles options that will appear once your IP address changes.
There are a few caveats, however, as Google is now limiting the number of times you can change country to once per year and, technically, you'll have to visit another country in order to trigger a change of IP address. That's all well and good if you've actually moved abroad, but if you're still at home, you'll have to use some creative tricks to get around these restrictions.
If you are already in the country you wish to set as your Play Store location, lucky you! You can jump all the way to Step 3. Otherwise, you'll need to download a VPN application. There are hundreds of great options for Android, but I opted for the VPN Melon app, which can be downloaded for free via the link below. Open your Settings app and select "Apps.
With all apps now visible, scroll until you find the Play Store app which may also go by Google Play Store , then select it. Tap "Force stop" at the top of the next page, then press the "Clear Data" button to clear the cache and data. We aren't actually deleting anything here, don't worry! This process simply resets the application so that it will update your country the next time it's opened.
Open your preferred VPN application. In my case, that's Melon VPN. As you'll see in the image below, Melon VPN keeps things simple, as it opens with a list of servers that have been labelled according to country name and respective flag. Select the country you wish to set as your new Play Store location, and once connected, you're ready to move on. When you open the Play Store application, you'll be able to tell if your country settings have already changed by searching for a region-specific app, or by checking the price of a paid application.
If the app shows up, or you're now seeing prices listed in a foreign currency, that's it! Your change of country has been successful. If no changes appear to have been made, however, you may need to update things manually. But you can't use it to buy anything unless you have an American credit card or PayPal account you can add to your Apple ID. You need to purchase American App Store gift cards for thiswhich are in US dollarsbecause gift cards aren't transferable across different regions.
Unfortunately, you can't use your US App Store account to buy these, since there is no payment method linked to it. And you can't use your original App Store account, because that will link the gift cards to the wrong region. Alternatively, buy gift cards from highly-reviewed sellers on eBay. But beware of common eBay scams when taking this route. Keep in mind that you might pay a small fee for the currency conversion if you use a foreign payment method to buy them. After buying a physical or email gift card, open the App Store with your US Apple ID to redeem the code and add a balance to your account.
Now you know how to use a US App Store account from anywhere in the world. However, if you wanted to know how to get American apps because you wanted to stream Hulu in Canada, for example, you also need a VPN that makes it look like you're trying to stream video from within the US. This is because streaming services are only licensed to broadcast content in certain countries.
The same is true whether you want to stream video from other US-only streaming services or whether you want to access the American version of Netflix.
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