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I'll copy/paste from my issue on Google's tracker:
I have an Asus EEE Pad Transformer (TF101) with the latest update: HRI66.US_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511
When visiting the Market, I am only presented with Free apps in the Featured section of each category.
I can search for, and find, paid apps. However I cannot purchase them. It returns the following error: The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found.
I am able to purchase some of the apps with my Phone. I can either go to the web based market and purchase them for my T-Mobile HTC Vision, or I can do it on the phone itself. Then I can install those apps in my Asus Transformer.
However, I can't do this workaround with Honeycomb-only applications because I cannot buy them on the phone first.
I'm located in Puerto Rico. I talked to the guy that makes Reddita, and he said that his apps is setup to be available everywhere
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Anyone else have a similar issue? If so, please star my issue on Google's tracker: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=16845&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
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I'm still not sure if it's a location based problem or if it's related to something else. Like I said above, the guy from Reddita says that his app is configured to not discriminate by country. Also, he says that he has sold the app to other Transformer users before.
i was able to purchase apps the last time I checked which was after the 8.2.3.9 update
klau1 said:
i was able to purchase apps the last time I checked which was after the 8.2.3.9 update
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Are you located in the states?
canada, should it make a difference? in google?
klau1 said:
canada, should it make a difference? in google?
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I would hope not. Unfortunately, so far my theory points towards a location restriction specific to Honeycomb devices.
No problems on my Transformer but a while back I had problems buying from my Adam. I went into my Google checkout account settings and just reentered the same credit card info and saved it. I was able to buy apps after that.
XL2001 said:
No problems on my Transformer but a while back I had problems buying from my Adam. I went into my Google checkout account settings and just reentered the same credit card info and saved it. I was able to buy apps after that.
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Thanks for the tip. Tried that (and adding a completely different CC) and it didn't work.
I can however buy apps for my other two devices (G2 and Nexus S).
I bought my Asus Transformer TF101 from Hong Kong, now live in Malaysia, both Malaysia and Hong Kong are in the list that can buy apps, but appear that i'm same with you.
Just can view apps, appear "The item that you request are not found" bla bla...
Free apps can be use. no problem, btw, i have a Motorola Xoom with me too, same issues. Sad.... duh....
somehow my android phone can purchase apps, i turn to my web page android market, and i noticed that, due to i have 5 device registered to my google account, i can buy apps for my phones, but not for my device that dont have "CARRIER" bound with it. This makes our wifi only device cant purchase apps.
i have mailed google about this issues, but nothing yet, dissapointed, hopes anyone get some solutions. thanks.
Market Enabler, available on the Android Market. Buy the paid version for better features.
I had the problem that I couldn't purchase apps that were offered in a different currency than US$ with my AmEx. I had to use a different credit card (VISA) and then it worked.
I have the same problem, it started yesterday. I'm from Puerto Rico.
Suddenly, the quantity of available apps is much less... I can't find Adobe apps, Angry Birds games, Taptu, none of the Google apps!!
When I go to "My Apps" it only shows those installed apps that are still available to search on the market, but the others are not (even if they are currently installed, were installed before)
If I enable the Hotspot on the HTC EVO and connect the TF to it via WiFi, after re-opening the market, it can see all apps as before, including those in "My Apps" section. This happens because the IP provided by Sprint is USA based. Also, if the TF gets connected to the local router, then the market apps availability gets downgraded again...
So, this appear to be a location based issue... but, how it's possible that all those high profile apps that were available just days ago now are not? I did a factory reset today for troubleshooting... and now can't install Adobe Flash and those apps mentioned above
hotelmode said:
Market Enabler, available on the Android Market. Buy the paid version for better features.
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Ya, market enabler, but, i have to get rooted, superuser, busybox in order to use that, right?
I would love just to only get rooted and continuing receive Asus OTA updates, can i?
I check and i found the is no way, please help.
Hi (Cant purchase apps in market)
Helo I am also from Puerto Rico Im currently using Samsung Galaxy i9000 (International version) Im currently facing with this error since some time now. I been looking on net since long ago day and night and nothing just crap and no answer from google. I tried froyo gingerbread and iCS version from Teamhacksung and nothing. I tried market enabler (both versions in market) i can see paid apps just well I can download the free apps just fine but in paid apps *the item you were attempting to purchase could not be found* Im getting piss off already before was working just fine.
Looking extensively on net i found this video http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=13888035 ---->error sorry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZtQWt_8TQ
Sorry is not in English but the guy is using something called Gae proxy that seems an alternative that let you buy the apps. Anyway, for me this no worked I tried several times and still it no let me buy the app or just the market no open. I tried via wifi/data plan (3g) and nothing. I did test with pal he has hero and career from usa and he can buy just fine. I tried with my boss who has Captive and Xoom both failed in market with the same error.
This is very disappointed situation that is taking too much already. I have several friends and ppl I know dropping android just because of that. If i keep having it I will do the same or keep forced to get pirated apps wich i no want.
Still waiting for any fix or google response.....
English not my primary language.
Market Enabler won't work on WiFi tablets
babyken said:
Ya, market enabler, but, i have to get rooted, superuser, busybox in order to use that, right?
I would love just to only get rooted and continuing receive Asus OTA updates, can i?
I check and i found the is no way, please help.
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I can assure you that even if you're rooted and running non-stock ROM, Market Enabler will not help if you're on a wifi-only tablet. I've been trying to find a solution to this problem since the day I got my WiFi-only Transformer but to no avail. Without any development or hacking knowledge whatsoever, there's only so much that I can try.
What I've found out though is this. The wifi-only version appears to track your location differently than the 3G version such that Market Enabler won't work. I have tried VPN (either direct on device or sharing a VPN connection over WIFI, if that makes a difference at all...), I've tried some location spoofing apps. Force stopped the market app and cleared data and cache and trying the VPN and location spoofing again in various combos, unsuccessfully. Also tried turning off all location services. Tried Market Enabler of course and I have the paid version of that too.
What works though is if I'm in another country, and it's a market-supported country, I'd be able to purchase apps without doing anything extra. I can also buy apps through my phone which has Market Enabler working as intended and once purchased I can install the bought apps through the My Apps screen on my Transformer. This is my current workaround, but I'm still very much stuck when I need to buy tablet-only apps which I can't purchase from my phone. Similarly, I can buy apps from the android market website, but only those I can install to the phone and I won't be able to install direct to tablet unless it's a free app.
Note: I live in a non-market-supported country. I've had this problem since Honeycomb, and now I'm on ICS and also using the rebranded Google Play. This problem seems to apply to all WiFi-only tablets, not just the Asus Transformer.
The only reason why there doesn't seem to be much of an outcry on this is because people chiming in that they can buy apps when they live in a market-supported country, so people think the problem is solved.
Hi guys. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas how to deal with this stupid problem. I hope I didn't break any rules of the forum, I did search first and I think General is the most appropriate sub-forum because this is not related do any phone.
So, the problem is the following. I moved from UK to US. I bought a Nexus 7 while still in UK and got the promotional £15 store credit. Now, in US, I can't activate Google Wallet on my new Nexus 4, because it says "not supported in your country". I want to change my country in my Wallet account from UK to US but it says - you can't change country if you have nonzero balance. I am left with 61p in my account that I don't know how to spend. When I open the play store, all prices are in USD. So, I see a $0.99 app and try to buy it, it asks for £0.62 and automatically excludes my account balance as a paying option, directly goes to my cards.
So, I need to find an app that costs £0.61, or I need to find a website where I can make a donation or something for that amount.
Or maybe if there is some way to upload more money to my account, I could upload the difference up to some exact amount that is needed to buy something.
Any ideas are welcome.
I contacted Google Support and they are useless. They told me to create another account.
I can't give a link but the app's name is "die for metal"
Hope it helps
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It is 92 cents and if I did the conversion correct, it should be 61 pence
etbaba said:
It is 92 cents and if I did the conversion correct, it should be 61 pence
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Thanks. They have some strange ways for calculating those. I clicked on lots of 99 cent apps and sometimes they where 61p, other times - 99p, and finally I found one for 61p! So, I managed to clear my balance. And now... I still can't change my home address and country - it shows the same error message - "Your home country (United Kingdom) cannot be changed because you have Google Play balance."!
I am contacting support again.
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kicko_ said:
Thanks. They have some strange ways for calculating those. I clicked on lots of 99 cent apps and sometimes they where 61p, other times - 99p, and finally I found one for 61p! So, I managed to clear my balance. And now... I still can't change my home address and country - it shows the same error message - "Your home country (United Kingdom) cannot be changed because you have Google Play balance."!
I am contacting support again.
This thread can be closed.
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I don't know if those are connected but try calling somewhere from gtalk . I think your google wallet and talk balance are connected.
Also the problem may be the currency rates. For example, 92 cents could be 60.99 pence so you still have 0.01 pence...
But I hope support helps you !
Sorry for the massive bump, but I have this issue with the 22p left in my account... Does anyone know of anything that's this cheap? Or another way of emptying my credit? It's crazy that I can't use it as part payment as I think it's the thing stopping me from signing up for all access!
I have 12pence and I can't figure out how to get rid of that. I've moved countries but my Google Play / Wallet account is stuck in UK and won't let me change because of the 12p credit
I have the same problem, spending it all doesn't help - the balance goes to zero but it still won't let me switch countries. Has anyone called Google/Wallet support and gotten any help with this?
I've had the same problem lately. Won £5 free credit with KitKat but as my home country is showing as US (yet I live in the UK) even with Zero balance I'm unable to change country. Contacted Google support who said even though balance is zero, having a transaction history with them is what prevents the country from being changed. They are aware of the problem and apparently engineers are working to correct this issue but there's no time frame on when it will get fixed. I was advised to set up a new account!
I tried deleting the Wallet account as I thought this may trigger new t's&c's but again as the transaction history is there the account just gets suspended and not deleted. Until they fix it there's no other options...
Exactly the same problem
When i bought my Nexus 7 in The Netherlands, i used a VPN to get the 25 dollar gifcard. Well now i cant change my country back to the Netherlands, so i can use my 5 euro giftcard that i won with Kitkat giveaway.
I hope this gets fixed soon! This is really anoying and making me spend less on google play! That doesn't sound like a good busniss model
There is no fix, I have been trying all day for my AU$5 Google KitKat code.
Ring +18554925538 which is the Google Wallet support number, press option 2.
If you ring from skype its free, report the problem, they are aware of it, and there is currently no fix.
However the more people who ring, the faster the issue will become a priority and get fixed.
I have been told to create a new Google Account :silly: ... well I think I can live without redeeming codes / or purchasing from Google Play with a card.
Best option is to sell your code, or swap it, I know £5 is worth more than US$5 or AU$5 or €5 but at least you can redeem it.
I have had this issue as well. I had 14p sitting in my account, and have moved form the UK to Canada.
After searching around for awhile and getting nowhere, I called up Google and explained the situation. The woman I spoke to really didn't know what she was doing.
She first suggested I use the 14p towards a purchase. Um, no, against your T&Cs.
She then suggested I top up money in my prepaid balance and use that. Um, no, also against your T&Cs, and getting slightly annoyed now.
She then suggested creating a new Google Account completely. How about ... no.
Finally after a lot of back and forth, she got permission to add 55p to my account, which gave me 69p total, so I bought an app for 69p.
My balance now says zero... and I still can't change my country to Canada. I got transferred to someone else, he tried to help but ultimately said to give it 48 hours and see if that did anything. It's been 48h and I still have the error message... has anyone had this cleared after a certain amount of time??
did you manage to get it sorted?
I'm in the same situation except i managed to spend all of my credit but cant change my address
I have $30 worth of play store credits i want to redeem but cant!
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I have had this issue as well. I had 14p sitting in my account, and have moved form the UK to Canada.
After searching around for awhile and getting nowhere, I called up Google and explained the situation. The woman I spoke to really didn't know what she was doing.
She first suggested I use the 14p towards a purchase. Um, no, against your T&Cs.
She then suggested I top up money in my prepaid balance and use that. Um, no, also against your T&Cs, and getting slightly annoyed now.
She then suggested creating a new Google Account completely. How about ... no.
Finally after a lot of back and forth, she got permission to add 55p to my account, which gave me 69p total, so I bought an app for 69p.
My balance now says zero... and I still can't change my country to Canada. I got transferred to someone else, he tried to help but ultimately said to give it 48 hours and see if that did anything. It's been 48h and I still have the error message... has anyone had this cleared after a certain amount of time??
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tomee7 said:
did you manage to get it sorted?
I'm in the same situation except i managed to spend all of my credit but cant change my address
I have $30 worth of play store credits i want to redeem but cant!
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No dice as of yet, it's been a week and I still can't change my account address. I need to give Google another call, but just haven't had the time to sit down and do it.
This is the most ridiculous problem.
Having the exact same problem as you guys. I'm in email communications, asking for a follow-up of my call 3 weeks ago. I can't spend my money and even if I could, it looks like it wouldn't help me at all according to your personnal experiences. I'll keep you posted if I can get this sorted out. Thanks!
I also read the full Terms and Conditions of Google Play Canada (http://play.google.com/intl/ALL_ca/about/offer-terms.html) and it says : 4. Redeemed balances that remain unused in your Google Play account will expire on September 30, 2013... However my balance is still there..
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I decided to go forward... There is a link (https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/2907658?hl=en) with a form to close your google wallet account. I am trying this. The downside is when you have subscriptions, you have to cancel them but you still have access to your subscriptions until the renewal date so not too too bad... My main annoying thing is I'm losing my 80Gb @ 20$ yearly on Google Drive.. It better work! Will keep you posted
readmanr said:
There is no fix, I have been trying all day for my AU$5 Google KitKat code.
Ring +18554925538 which is the Google Wallet support number, press option 2.
If you ring from skype its free, report the problem, they are aware of it, and there is currently no fix.
However the more people who ring, the faster the issue will become a priority and get fixed.
I have been told to create a new Google Account :silly: ... well I think I can live without redeeming codes / or purchasing from Google Play with a card.
Best option is to sell your code, or swap it, I know £5 is worth more than US$5 or AU$5 or €5 but at least you can redeem it.
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Did it work? I have the same problem.
Tell me if you lose that rate too, because I have all access @ $7.99 and I'd hate to lose that.
Well cancelling Google Wallet account ONLY disables it and they can't delete it due to tax and government audits. They can't create a new Google Wallet account within the same Gmail account. So I lost my legacy Google Drive plan for nothing There really is no fix. I'm re-opening my account.
Just caught up on all the posts since my last post.
This is literally the most ridiculous problem that Google's taking its sweet time to fix. I've been waiting for so long for a fix for this. People move, its a fact, they have to have a way to allow us to change our home countries!
I've got over $300 US but I can't spend in Canada. Some apps say This payment method cannot be used for this purchase. (IAI). I have no idea how to fix it.
I figured out a way to change the store (the 0.00 Google Play balance will still remain).
From your browser only (not on any phone).
1. You need to go and delete ALL addresses associated under wallet and payment types. You will NOT be able to change "home" address. Log out
2. Change your shipping address to the country your now in. Log out.
3. Now add a credit card. It has to match your new shipping address.
4. The store should change over in a bit and you can now buy.
The problem is, there is no way to change the google play balance credits and add them. This is because your "home" address will still say:
"Your home country (insert yours here) cannot be changed because you have Google Play balance"
Google REALLY needs to fix this so we can change our home addresses.
I'm having the same issue with a UK to US move. Spoke to Google and they removed my 22p. However, because I used a google play balance in the UK (nexus 7 gift card), it is locked to the UK and cannot be changed. (It is against their policy to move accounts.)
The slightly amusing part was the suggestion to create a new google account in my new country. Yet when I asked if they could transfer all my gmail, google+, etc., I was told that wouldn't work and I would have to start from fresh.
The biggest issue is I now cannot redeem vouchers in the US, as my UK country lock does not allow me to do it.
I asked them to take the question further up the chain, but not waiting out for any answer soon.
YOU WILL NEED A CREDIT CARD (But doesn't matter from where or if it's limited to your country)
This method will get you access to the US Play Store permanently, without the need to fake your location (sort of), so you can say goodbye to those slow and painful proxys!
Hi Guys!
This is my first thread here at XDA, so cut me some slack if it's not perfect, although I'm pretty sure you'll thank me for this.
So everybody likes the Play Store. However, as with most services, a big part of the contents are limited to the US version of the store. While other services like iTunes have this problem, creating a US based account is pretty much painless, and they never really ask after you tell them where you live, even you're lying.
Google, however, is a team of pretty smart guys. The Play Store is a service based on a website that uses your location to tell which is the correct store for the place you're in. However, I've discovered that this method only applies on certain occasions.
You see, the Play Store will only use your location IF you don't have a payment method selected. I'm guessing you know where I'm going with this, but I'll go on anyways. After you set up a payment method, the Play Store will use the location of the billing address of said method to determine the store it has to access.
So what does this mean? Basically, if you set up a credit card in Google Wallet with a billing address with a US zip code (regardless of the real billing address, if you set it up through the Android app you only have to access the zip code) your account will become a US based account.
Of course, this means that you can use this method to access pretty much any Play Store available with a short Google Search of a zip code from the place you want.
Anyways, I'll tell you step by step how I did it. I want to be very clear: there are other methods. Again, you only need to set up a payment method with a US billing address. But some people are fond of Step-by-step tutorials and I want to get this to as much people as possible.
So without further do:
1. Getting the android Google Wallet app. For this I used tunnelbear, an app you probably already know if you've been trying to accomplish what I did, but in case you're not familiar with it, it's an app that let's you surf the web as if you were in another country, so that location based websites (like the Play Store) will send you to that country's version of the site. Anyways, use the app and go to the Play Store to download the app into your phone. If the app doesn't show up, chances are that already have a payment method with a billing address outside of the US, so you must remove that. Don't worry, you can enter it later, and even use it to buy thing (look at the end of the post)
2. Setting up your payment method. Once you get the Wallet app, use the menu button or the 3-dot menu and go to settings. The first thing you should see is "Credit and debit cards". Tap that and then tap the "+" sign on the top right corner of the screen. Here you must enter the card info. YOU MUST USE REAL INFO, OTHERWISE IT WON'T RECOGNIZE THE CARD. The cardholder name is irrelevant. where it says zip code, you can probably guess what you need to do. I used a Florida zip code, but again, any US code will work.
3. Final steps to victory! We're almost there! now that you've set up your US payment method, all you need to do is clear the Play Store app's Data (NOT ONLY THE CACHE). To do this, go to your phone's settings app, find the application manager, search for the Google Play Store app (be sure you're on the "ALL" tab on the most right) and tap it, and then tap the button that says "Clear data" (again, don't JUST clear the cache!). Proceed and then go the Play Store app. You should be prompted to accept the terms of service, meaning that everything went fine and dandy. Now feel free to enjoy!
And there you go! No more proxys, VPNs, and temporary solutions! Again, this method is probably not the only way to achieve this, but I'm hoping that you at least got an idea of what you need to do to accomplish this.
I used my personal credit card, and to be honest, I'm not sure if prepaid cards will work, but I don't see why they shouldn't. Also, regarding the ability to buy apps and other contents, it seem to work just fine. I've purchased a couple of apps and books, so everything seems to be working fine.
The only time I had a problem with a payment was when I wanted to buy 25$ of Play Store credit, where the operation wouldn't go through, but I quickly solved it by buying the credit using Tunnelbear and then I could use the credit without any problems (and without Tunnelbear of course).
I really hope this works for you, It's really a shame that Google doesn't make the Store international (or at least get it to more countries quicker) since that is probably the only thing that is helping iTunes get the upper hand on it.
If you have any problems feel free to PM me, I'm far from an expert but I might be able to help you.
PD: As this is my first post, the title is very barebones. If you want to help me with what I should put up there, I'm all ears, since I want to get this to as most people as possible. Thanks in advance! :laugh:
I am going to give this a try, but a few questions: do you need to do this on each device or is once enough, and what will happen when for instance devices will become available, the US nexus 5 is incompatible with European 4g networks. Will you only be able to get the US variant and what about delivery?
sebachamaca said:
YOU WILL NEED A CREDIT CARD (But doesn't matter from where or if it's limited to your country)
This method will get you access to the US Play Store permanently, without the need to fake your location (sort of), so you can say goodbye to those slow and painful proxys!
Hi Guys!
This is my first thread here at XDA, so cut me some slack if it's not perfect, although I'm pretty sure you'll thank me for this.
So everybody likes the Play Store. However, as with most services, a big part of the contents are limited to the US version of the store. While other services like iTunes have this problem, creating a US based account is pretty much painless, and they never really ask after you tell them where you live, even you're lying.
Google, however, is a team of pretty smart guys. The Play Store is a service based on a website that uses your location to tell which is the correct store for the place you're in. However, I've discovered that this method only applies on certain occasions.
You see, the Play Store will only use your location IF you don't have a payment method selected. I'm guessing you know where I'm going with this, but I'll go on anyways. After you set up a payment method, the Play Store will use the location of the billing address of said method to determine the store it has to access.
So what does this mean? Basically, if you set up a credit card in Google Wallet with a billing address with a US zip code (regardless of the real billing address, if you set it up through the Android app you only have to access the zip code) your account will become a US based account.
Of course, this means that you can use this method to access pretty much any Play Store available with a short Google Search of a zip code from the place you want.
Anyways, I'll tell you step by step how I did it. I want to be very clear: there are other methods. Again, you only need to set up a payment method with a US billing address. But some people are fond of Step-by-step tutorials and I want to get this to as much people as possible.
So without further do:
1. Getting the android Google Wallet app. For this I used tunnelbear, an app you probably already know if you've been trying to accomplish what I did, but in case you're not familiar with it, it's an app that let's you surf the web as if you were in another country, so that location based websites (like the Play Store) will send you to that country's version of the site. Anyways, use the app and go to the Play Store to download the app into your phone. If the app doesn't show up, chances are that already have a payment method with a billing address outside of the US, so you must remove that. Don't worry, you can enter it later, and even use it to buy thing (look at the end of the post)
2. Setting up your payment method. Once you get the Wallet app, use the menu button or the 3-dot menu and go to settings. The first thing you should see is "Credit and debit cards". Tap that and then tap the "+" sign on the top right corner of the screen. Here you must enter the card info. YOU MUST USE REAL INFO, OTHERWISE IT WON'T RECOGNIZE THE CARD. The cardholder name is irrelevant. where it says zip code, you can probably guess what you need to do. I used a Florida zip code, but again, any US code will work.
3. Final steps to victory! We're almost there! now that you've set up your US payment method, all you need to do is clear the Play Store app's Data (NOT ONLY THE CACHE). To do this, go to your phone's settings app, find the application manager, search for the Google Play Store app (be sure you're on the "ALL" tab on the most right) and tap it, and then tap the button that says "Clear data" (again, don't JUST clear the cache!). Proceed and then go the Play Store app. You should be prompted to accept the terms of service, meaning that everything went fine and dandy. Now feel free to enjoy!
And there you go! No more proxys, VPNs, and temporary solutions! Again, this method is probably not the only way to achieve this, but I'm hoping that you at least got an idea of what you need to do to accomplish this.
I used my personal credit card, and to be honest, I'm not sure if prepaid cards will work, but I don't see why they shouldn't. Also, regarding the ability to buy apps and other contents, it seem to work just fine. I've purchased a couple of apps and books, so everything seems to be working fine.
The only time I had a problem with a payment was when I wanted to buy 25$ of Play Store credit, where the operation wouldn't go through, but I quickly solved it by buying the credit using Tunnelbear and then I could use the credit without any problems (and without Tunnelbear of course).
I really hope this works for you, It's really a shame that Google doesn't make the Store international (or at least get it to more countries quicker) since that is probably the only thing that is helping iTunes get the upper hand on it.
If you have any problems feel free to PM me, I'm far from an expert but I might be able to help you.
PD: As this is my first post, the title is very barebones. If you want to help me with what I should put up there, I'm all ears, since I want to get this to as most people as possible. Thanks in advance! :laugh:
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Good try, old info . Many guides and threads on this one.
And you forgot a crucial big time info...
You should use a ZIP Code/State/City from a state without Sales Tax....
Lets say Oregon, Portland....
or else you will be subject to the Sales Tax of the state....
Woops!
PAGOT said:
Good try, old info . Many guides and threads on this one.
And you forgot a crucial big time info...
You should use a ZIP Code/State/City from a state without Sales Tax....
Lets say Oregon, Portland....
or else you will be subject to the Sales Tax of the state....
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Well, to this day I have not found a guide to permanently achieve this. Although I should've expected that someone would've figure this out before me
About the state-dependent tax, I wasn't aware of that as I haven't been prompted to pay it, guess Florida is one of those tax free states
sebachamaca said:
Well, to this day I have not found a guide to permanently achieve this. Although I should've expected that someone would've figure this out before me
About the state-dependent tax, I wasn't aware of that as I haven't been prompted to pay it, guess Florida is one of those tax free states
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No florida isn't tax free, about 7% depending on the city
And it didn't work for me... I had a credit card that I used to pay some apps a long time ago (with marker enabler)
I removed it, enter another one but I couldn't make the trick, sadly my market is still blocked
sebachamaca said:
Well, to this day I have not found a guide to permanently achieve this. Although I should've expected that someone would've figure this out before me
About the state-dependent tax, I wasn't aware of that as I haven't been prompted to pay it, guess Florida is one of those tax free states
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Permanently ? You for sure mean temporarily till Google blocks it ...
And if you did not find it, then you did not search hard enough
One of the older guides I used to get my Music http://www.androidbeat.com/2013/05/get-google-play-all-access-to-work-outside-us/ ....
And yes as the poster above me, its not tax free... I had some tax free purchases, but then an in app purchase came with a tax... thats from what the screenshot in the attachment is from.
alwin006 said:
No florida isn't tax free, about 7% depending on the city
And it didn't work for me... I had a credit card that I used to pay some apps a long time ago (with marker enabler)
I removed it, enter another one but I couldn't make the trick, sadly my market is still blocked
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Well for me it worked after I have no idea what. Default card I have on a US address, completely US. Not just ZIP or Country.
Now I have everything correct the country code being US.
Shows now this in Wallet > before the US in the end was my Country.
Code:
Oregon
Portland OR 97201 US
Also I did not use the Google Wallet app... Just the regular Google Wallet Setup in web. Or the Google play add credit card...
I would say his 2 step is unnecessary. Or you do not have to use the tunnel, hacked Google Wallet etc....
PS also there is another thing I changed to US https://accounts.google.com/b/0/EditUserInfo?hl=en but no idea if that had some effect
Do you guys still have your local mobile phone number on Google settings ?
alwin006 said:
Do you guys still have your local mobile phone number on Google settings ?
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I have two. My U.S. Google voice and my local. On the credit cards the Google voice...
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Is this still working for you guys?
It suddenly stopped working for me, I am not sure whether its because
1. my credit card expired and need to register a new one, I still use a US address for billing though.
2. the new google play app with paypal support screwed it up for me?
where do we get an address and zip code from
change your play store country
i tried all these thing but nothing didn't work for me. so i found a gig infiver that works out for me. only there days sit and relax no complex things. here the url
"fiverr.com/androidea"
Good
Works great, thank you!
Hello,
I would like to upload my free app in an android app store in China, is Google Play the most famous app store there, or is there another one very popular?
Thank you very much for your attention
Andre
andreait15 said:
Hello,
I would like to upload my free app in an android app store in China, is Google Play the most famous app store there, or is there another one very popular?
Thank you very much for your attention
Andre
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Google Play Store is not the right choice to distribute your app in China.
There are lots of local android store/app market, but only 3~5 app market can drive you major downloads.
uuOuu said:
Google Play Store is not the right choice to distribute your app in China.
There are lots of local android store/app market, but only 3~5 app market can drive you major downloads.
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Do you know the names of these 3-5 markets?
andreait15 said:
Do you know the names of these 3-5 markets?
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baidu mobile market, tencent mobile market, and...
but I am not sure if these are correct translation for you.
Baidu: http://as.baidu.com/
Tencent: http://android.myapp.com/
Depends on ur target population. I hear most young ppl are using Google play.
Andreait15, maybe you're not yet aware that Google Play is not all that popular in the People's Republic of China. Here are some of the popular apps stores in China that you can upload your free app on:
Anzhi: anzhi. com
Gfan: apk.gfan.com
D.cn: www .d.cn
Xiaomi: app. xiaomi. com
AppChina: appchina. com
Also the two apps stores mentioned by uuOuu are a plus.
Can someone from outside China to submit an app to these stores?
I could not do it.
ssrrgames said:
I could not do it.
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Huh? Why not? What's wrong? Aren't the links to apps working? Are you trying to submit your apps in one of the android app stores in China or is your IP address blocked?
Perhaps the fault is mine and I chose the wrong way
condu32d9 said:
Huh? Why not? What's wrong? Aren't the links to apps working? Are you trying to submit your apps in one of the android app stores in China or is your IP address blocked?
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Hello,
Perhaps the fault is mine and I chose the wrong way
I tried to send an application to Mumayi.com. Unlike most Android Markets, you don’t need a government issued ID from China to register a developer account on Mumayi. I cannot send links but search "mumayi submit app" and watch the blog of Daniel Zhao.
But the problems I found were these:
- Adress: I was forced to add a province of China
- Phone number: I was forced to put a phone number in Chinese format
Apart from this, it was not in English and the Google translation was not very good so I ended giving up.
ssrrgames said:
But the problems I found were these:
- Adress: I was forced to add a province of China
- Phone number: I was forced to put a phone number in Chinese format
Apart from this, it was not in English and the Google translation was not very good so I ended giving up.
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Oh that's really a problem unless you have a Chinese friend who would be willing to help you on this matter. It's difficult to read their language.
It's not only the language.
There are issues like the need of a government issued ID or the inability to fill in information with data from another country
to my fellow canadians that get their news (or some of them) from xda, the Google play music is finally available here. it comes with one month free subscription to unlimited music..
rock on
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Anyone having the same problem as me?
I originally signed up for All Access using a US credit card.
Now that it's available in Canada, I can't switch.
My Google Wallet seems tied to the US.
I was able to change my home address, add and verify a Canadian credit card, set it as default.
But when I try to re-activate All Access, it won't recognize it, and the currency still shows up as USD.
Isn't there a way to change this ?
JLishere said:
Anyone having the same problem as me?
I originally signed up for All Access using a US credit card.
Now that it's available in Canada, I can't switch.
My Google Wallet seems tied to the US.
I was able to change my home address, add and verify a Canadian credit card, set it as default.
But when I try to re-activate All Access, it won't recognize it, and the currency still shows up as USD.
Isn't there a way to change this ?
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I assume you tried already new Google account + new Canadian cc + cc address? Otherwise give the wallet support a call, they should be able to help. good luck
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millicent said:
I assume you tried already new Google account + new Canadian cc + cc address? Otherwise give the wallet support a call, they should be able to help. good luck
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I will contact them. I'd rather have my Wallet account migrated (they can switch currency, but manually).
I use one Google account for everything; including Play Store, Android, Gmail, Google+, Photos, YouTube, etc. so creating a new account just to get music is out of the question.
JLishere said:
I will contact them. I'd rather have my Wallet account migrated (they can switch currency, but manually).
I use one Google account for everything; including Play Store, Android, Gmail, Google+, Photos, YouTube, etc. so creating a new account just to get music is out of the question.
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any luck for you?
I think I'm in same boat as you. But I never signed up for All Access before. I simply enabled Google Music while I was in USA and kept using it for uploading music and claim free music.
Now I'm trying to sign up and it just give me USD price, however if I want to buy any music, it works fine as my default cc is selected and Buy button is blue. While signing up for All Access shows no supported method of payment and Buy button is grayed out.
I'll give support call as well.
For a limited time, you can get a 60 day free trial by clicking here: http://g.co/PlayMusicCA
I got this link from Google Play's official Google+ page. (See here: https://plus.google.com/+GooglePlay/posts/FQPxSoP5kE4)
None the less I'm excited that Google Play Music is finally available in Canada. Now all we need are TV Shows and GPE devices!
mumbhai55 said:
any luck for you?
I think I'm in same boat as you. But I never signed up for All Access before. I simply enabled Google Music while I was in USA and kept using it for uploading music and claim free music.
Now I'm trying to sign up and it just give me USD price, however if I want to buy any music, it works fine as my default cc is selected and Buy button is blue. While signing up for All Access shows no supported method of payment and Buy button is grayed out.
I'll give support call as well.
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No resolution yet, but apparently, there are thousands of users with this problem (method of payment is greyed out when attempting to sign up for All Access, and Google Wallet thinks we're trying to buy a US subscription). I got the issue escalated to technical/engineering, and I hear reports of users with the same response. They will manually change our Google Wallet account to CAD currency.
There seems to be another bug with people who have a Google Play balance in USD (from an old Nexus purchase in the US, or a US gift card). Those users can't be switched. But Google is working on a fix to allow them to convert their balance in another currency, and therefore, be able to switch subscriptions to their home country.
JLishere said:
No resolution yet, but apparently, there are thousands of users with this problem (method of payment is greyed out when attempting to sign up for All Access, and Google Wallet thinks we're trying to buy a US subscription). I got the issue escalated to technical/engineering, and I hear reports of users with the same response. They will manually change our Google Wallet account to CAD currency.
There seems to be another bug with people who have a Google Play balance in USD (from an old Nexus purchase in the US, or a US gift card). Those users can't be switched. But Google is working on a fix to allow them to convert their balance in another currency, and therefore, be able to switch subscriptions to their home country.
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So I called em too. Got same response, gonna put my name in list of people who have this problem.
So today I was finally able to subscribe to All Access. 60 days free promo worked as well.
I'm also enjoying 60 days free trails, its just marvelous...
Just an update for anyone following this :
As of June 11th, Google has issued a fix that prevented users from changing their home address in Wallet if they had a Google Play balance..
We're pushing a fix for one of the issues that was preventing users from updating their Wallet home address. Starting today, having a Google Play balance should no longer prevent you from changing your Google Wallet home address.
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I was able to re-subscribe to Google Music All-Access on the Canadian side, and also got the promo price of $7.99, which is good until June 30th.
:good: