Hello guys,
I've faced a problem, which I need to resolve.
As you probably know, such Samsung services as Galaxy Apps, Themes, Galaxy Entertainer, etc. are strictly depends on region.
In most of regions they are working flawless, while in some regions they have lack of features or didn't work at all.
I'm living in Seychelles right now, and when I try to download some themes, I'm receiving an error "Theme store is not supported in this country".
When I open Galaxy Apps it show me the warning like "Your device or country is only available for limited service". And there is only a few apps, only from Samsung.
Trying to find a workaround I've found the following:
1. Galaxy Apps determining your location by IP address when you are running it at the first time.
(I've set up my wife's SM-G935FD while we were Ukraine and everything is working well even in Seychelles)
So, I reset my phone to the factory defaults. Then I configured a VPN-tunnel to Ukraine (where the all services are working) and connect the phone to wi-fi with ukrainian IP.
Galaxy Apps believed that my location is Ukraine and all of the features were available.
2. When I switched to the seychelles IP address everything was fine for a while. Samsung services still thought that I'm in Ukraine.
But in the end of the day when I've tried to install some themes suddenly I've faced the same problem: "Theme store is not supported in this country"
It's looks like Samsung services are updating their location periodically.
3. Galaxy Apps determining the location by IP and not depends on GPS.
I've tried the FakeGPS solution. It works for any GPS-based apps. Even for google ones. But no luck with Samsung services.
Does anybody know where exactly Samsung services store the information about their location? And how it can be edited manually?
My phone is rooted. So I have a full access to the system.
Did you try to change your CSC? You can do this with Samsung phone info app. But all your data will get deleted.
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Hi DIZAZTER
Did you find a solution? I also live in Seychelles and I am having the same issue. I bought a Gear S2 and i can't get any apps to install on it since galaxy apps is limited. VPN works with google apps but not with galaxy apps apparently.
Any help would be very much appreciated
I had that problems 2 or 3 years ago and I contact the support center. Isn't possible to do anything. The problem is connect to the country networks. So the device always will know which country you're at the moment. Unfortunately even that language goes to the country in self on samsung store.
I have an S7 (930F), baseband,AP CP is: G930FXXU1DQ1C and CSC is: G930FPHN1DQI1.
I would like to use Samsung pay in the US with rewards earning.
The Samsung pay framework is currently 2.5.94! and the Samsung Pay app is not installed yet from the Play store.
My question is: for full US Samsung Pay usage including rewards earning, which combination of framework version should I try to get and which version of the Samsung Pay app should I try to get?
Also, what would happen if I just downloaded the newest version of the Samsung Pay app from the app store and tried to use it in the US? Would my nice, old, SP framework number be automatically updated?
For now, I have all automatic updates on the phone turned off for everything including apps and phone software.
My phone did notify me that it wants to install G930FXXU2DRB6, I declined at this time.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Thought I'd share a bit of good news. The latest upgrade of Gear app that changed it to Galaxy Wear app now offers fully functional Samsung Pay for Gear for Canadian consumers. To set it up, do the following:
Upgrade your "Gear App" to the new "Galaxy Wearable" app from the Play Store.
Go to APKMirror or a similar site and download, then install the latest version of the "Samsung Pay for Gear" app (the latest version on APKMirror as of this post is 1.6.8906). Note that the app is currently not available from the Play Store or Galaxy App store, at least not on a non-Samsung phone (I am using the Essential PH-1 with my Gear S3 Classic).
Once installed, launch the app, allow all permissions and you will be prompted to update your "Samsung Pay for Gear" app.
Complete the update as prompted, then re-launch the app to complete the setup.
Accept the terms, follow the prompts to add your supported Canadian credit cards, and complete the required verification.
Once complete, test that it is working correctly by pressing and holding your back button on the Gear S3 watch from any screen.
Enjoy Samsung Pay for Gear in Canada!
Note that to make this work your card has to be supported by Samsung Pay (or really, your bank for Samsung Pay) and you have to have NFC enabled on your Gear S3.
I have the S3 Classic. It automatically did the update for me. One question though....Is it correct that the Samsung pay for wearable devices, right now in Canada, only allow credit cards???? I tried to add my debit card but it couldn't VERIFY which is weird because I have my debit card on my phone (Note 8). Is there an issue with the app or will it eventually allow debit cards over time? I also tried to add my credit card but its not supported yet, go figure .
BooBooWinnie said:
I have the S3 Classic. It automatically did the update for me. One question though....Is it correct that the Samsung pay for wearable devices, right now in Canada, only allow credit cards???? I tried to add my debit card but it couldn't VERIFY which is weird because I have my debit card on my phone (Note 8). Is there an issue with the app or will it eventually allow debit cards over time? I also tried to add my credit card but its not supported yet, go figure .
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This is correct. Gear Pay only supports credit cards for now. Considering that Samsung hasn't even officially announced Gear Pay in Canada I have no clue when we can expect to see debit card support. The issue with debit vs. credit and the inconsistent implementation by Samsung and our dear banks always annoyed the crap out of me so I feel your pain.
Hi I have tried installing the Gear Plug-in for Samsung Pay but right after I allow all the permissions i get the message "Can't open Samsung Pay Your watch may not be supported". Any idea how I can get past this?
I am facing the same issue. even after installing the apk manually, when i try open it says-"Your watch may not be supported"
Hello!
If I am living in an unsupported country Google pay app probably by default won't be visible inside the watch? (the same thing was with Samsung pay on Galaxy Watch 3). Or does this model already has a pre-installed Google pay app in all regions and we just need to have a valid credit card?
If not, is it possible somewhere to change the region of the watch or better purchase the UK/DE version instead of my countries version?
Thanks!
No, Google pay isn't preinstalled.
Will it be possible to install it like on mobile device and use it?
I am also living in unsupported country but it I can user google pay on mobile phone with apk installation...
Could be possible..
Google Pay (Wear OS) 2.135.389276953 APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror
Google Pay (Wear OS) 2.135.389276953 APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads
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On mobile APK installed working without any problems, but how you can install it on the Wear OS app, not from the app store, it is possible somehow to upload it like on the phone? (sorry for the newbie questions, it will be my first Wear OS watch.
I tried sideloading the GPay app to the Watch via ADB and its working!
I'm from Portugal and it let me add my Revolut card with no issues.
I've not tried to pay with it yet but at least GPay is opening and showing the card.
I'll update tomorrow when i try.
RedbPT said:
I tried sideloading the GPay app to the Watch via ADB and its working!
I'm from Portugal and it let me add my Revolut card with no issues.
I've not tried to pay with it yet but at least GPay is opening and showing the card.
I'll update tomorrow when i try.
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Thanks for the great news!
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Thanks for the great news!
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I might have jumped the gun on this one. After a few hours the Watch disables GPay, and its has to be enabled again via Samsung Wearable. When this happens I can no longer select GPay as a payment method in NFC settings. I'll keep investigating, but it seems its not a permanent solution...
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I might have jumped the gun on this one. After a few hours the Watch disables GPay, and its has to be enabled again via Samsung Wearable. When this happens I can no longer select GPay as a payment method in NFC settings. I'll keep investigating, but it seems its not a permanent solution...
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In case if you will find any working solution fo fix this, please share it!
RedbPT said:
I tried sideloading the GPay app to the Watch via ADB and its working!
I'm from Portugal and it let me add my Revolut card with no issues.
I've not tried to pay with it yet but at least GPay is opening and showing the card.
I'll update tomorrow when i try.
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Hi! Could you please share the Gpay version that you've used and also the region set on your watch? I've tried sideloading multiple Gpay versions and while I was able to install it, it always crashes when I try to open it. Really curious to learn more about your particular setup.
After changing my watch's region to UK and sideloading this version of Google Pay to it, I was finally able to make it work (I'm in the Netherlands, where it's not officially supported on wearabels).
Were you able to pay with it?
I set mine Watch's region to Germany and sideloaded the Gpay app on the phone. I was able to add a N26 card (it didn't pick up the existing card I had), but after a while it simply was not in my watch's app drawer anymore. I was able to re-enable it in the Galaxy Wearable app and tried to pay with it, which failed (could have been the store I was at).
But now the Gpay app is gone again and I'm unable to re-enable it heh.
Ok. Installed gpay via adb, configured my visa. No problem or error until now. Later I will try to pay with my watch and see what happens.
After few hours gpay app is gone from my watch, and can't push it back via adb. Adb says "succes" but it doesn't apear in my watch . I read on internet that a VPN could solve the problem, I'm studing this option now...
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After few hours gpay app is gone from my watch, and can't push it back via adb. Adb says "succes" but it doesn't apear in my watch . I read on internet that a VPN could solve the problem, I'm studing this option now...
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If you will find any working solution, let me know!
gyrga said:
After changing my watch's region to UK and sideloading this version of Google Pay to it, I was finally able to make it work (I'm in the Netherlands, where it's not officially supported on wearabels).
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Hello man, how I can change my region to UK as well ? I'm from Cyprus and the gpay is not available also here. So Please let me know how I can change my region to UK and hopefully it will work ! Thanks a lot!
gyrga said:
After changing my watch's region to UK and sideloading this version of Google Pay to it, I was finally able to make it work (I'm in the Netherlands, where it's not officially supported on wearabels).
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I reset my watch and picked UK, then installed GPay from the Play store on the watch (which looks like it's the same version as the one you posted `2.135.389276953`) and GPay app still gets disabled after a while. Is the secret to side-load it instead of installing it from the Play Store ?
UPDATE: nope, still gets disabled and removed from the home screen even after sideloading
Same story here.
I have an LTE model. When initializing it doesn't list the Western European regions for selection. However I have a UK google account as well next to the primary.
Through that I am able to install Google Pay, through the watch from the Play Store, initialize it and use it.
Until it gets disabled.
The important part here is that is is not removed but disabled only.
Meaning, if I want to pay with the watch, I can find it in the play store on the watch again and enable it. Then it will work for a period.
I can live with this but it is hardly optimal....
So basically there aren't any working solutions to make Gpay working smoothly...
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So basically there aren't any working solutions to make Gpay working smoothly...
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Yes, for me it is baffling that they are taking care of such important features as writing a process to block modules... when there is plenty there to improve upon... Like who cares if you have Samsung Pay or Google Pay on your watch? If you don't have a compatible credit card you are F..d anyway. Samsung own Messages app is bundled next to Google's. I use the later to have RCS, since Samsung does that feature region locked as well.... can I remove Samsung's Messaging app? Only if I purge it with ADB... otherwise it remains. But not the payment apps.... sigh. bonkers.
Google pay is supported in my country. (Romania)
I installed the app on the watch from the appstore, added the card , confirmed it through the bank. All fine.
Problem is that when I open the google pay app, it asks it to be set as default then redirects me to a menu to enable NFC, and there is only Samsung pay available there.
I searched a lot for this. A lot of people reported this error. Any solution to fix it ?
Sorry if this has been already discussed. I just couldnt find anything. Hence .. this post.
Many thanks,
Samsung locked it down
no way to make it work anymore ?
Yeah same on my device too.
I also tried uninstalling samsung pay through adb.
Google pay still doesnt appear. anybody finds a solution please post it here.
Might be an error with the current watch softawre (DOJA) in my case. Lets see if future updates solves it. But i doubt it.
Dont know why samsung insists on their software since its not supported here. Lets see them also allow google assistant as well so we can take full experience on this wearos watch.
Anybody finds any solution to google pay to reappear on default apps please post here.
Have a read through this post. I've done it on mine and now when I long press the bottom button G Pay opens instead of Samsung Pay.
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On Galaxy phones, the Bixby button can be overrided completely to allow for a number of customizations using 3rd party apps and ADB. Is there potential for this to work on GW4 for the Samsung Pay and Bixby shortcuts? I'd love to be able to use...
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i managed to sideload the google pay app and managed to configure it however whenever i reboot the watch the icon just vanishes . can you kindly advices if there is any workaround it please ?
i doubt the gpay works if its not selected as default payment app
I am facing the exact same issue. Google Pay is supported in my region but when I open the app it asks me to make it default for payments. In the NFC settings I only see the Samsung Pay app. I also uninstalled Samsung Pay through adb but GPay still asks to make it default and it is not opening.
I guess it has to do with the region the firmware was designed for (Samsung Pay is not supported here). Not sure if I can return the watch based on the fact that they sell it here with a firmware that is meant to work on another region.