Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
slapflap said:
Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
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Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
Google for market enabler...
it might give you the apps available in the US but not the services like books, music, movies...
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Daelyn said:
Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
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If you can, may please post a link of one?
And what if you already have a custom rom?
I used Market enabler but used a VPN to get free scrabble from US play store but uninstalled them after that, but can still see scrabble in account
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Market enabler is the way to go. The play store region is determined by a combination of carrier & country code from your SIM + geo-IP.
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Market Enabler PLUS DroidVPN .
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Here ya go... enjoy. BTW what country are you in?
http://db.tt/fAIzvXTc
I'm in China and I have the same problem. Market enabler allows you to SEE the apps from another country but you still can't buy them. So it's a little bit anoying. If you go on Google play from a computer you can see all the apps.
I've bought apps fine with the market enabler.
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Hi guys,
I live in Brazil and i have an LG-E900 i love this phone but some features are locked to my region, i need to now if it is possible, to buy in marketplace, with a Brazillian Credit Card, i try a lot of ways but nothing works, when i try is all the time the same message.
"This service is not available for your area"
Help me please.
Thanks
Is it possible to download demos?
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Yes, i can download demos in Brasil, but i need to create an account in US to can reach the acess to the content, but is impossible now to buy apps or games, with my Brazillian credit card, i´m one of the first to buy the windows phone 7 here, is a amazing phone, but now i just can use to download demos and free aps, today is the first day of XBOX live in Brazil, i try to create an Brazilian account but everithing is locked to my area ,now i just need to wait the launch of Zune Brazil to use the power of this amazing toy.... sad...
alexslama said:
Yes, i can download demos in Brasil, but i need to create an account in US to can reach the acess to the content, but is impossible now to buy apps or games, with my Brazillian credit card, i´m one of the first to buy the windows phone 7 here, is a amazing phone, but now i just can use to download demos and free aps, today is the first day of XBOX live in Brazil, i try to create an Brazilian account but everithing is locked to my area ,now i just need to wait the launch of Zune Brazil to use the power of this amazing toy.... sad...
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Hey, i've got one myself and I'm brazilian as well.... so far nothings pt-br coming up but try the development and hacking threads .... some app to deploy free software is available .... at least some games and free apps are already some new stuff in it .... as for hint krashlander (free game) is really something .... tryed information from manufacturer and their CIC told it is intended to be launched here around april, so it will also be some months only .....
ye i am portuguese and i have the same problem , i wish i was american or english , damn country the last in everything.
I've had my Tab for 3 days now and the market place just comes up blank in the games section. No listing for any games at all. SlideMarket has some games, and all the games I have came from there, but even those seem to be limited.
Has anyone heard anything about a limitation on the games?
Thanks!
Get market enabler and switch over to another country.
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samspunker said:
Has anyone heard anything about a limitation on the games?
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Yes.
http://phandroid.com/2010/04/06/all-games-to-be-removed-from-south-korean-android-market/
Root your phone, install MarketEnabler or MarketAccess, set it to another country, enjoy.
This is what i do to access paid apps (they are not available in my country).
Check out this thread. Allows you to change your CSC region and enable Samsung Apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868711
No offense Beerkan, but he talks about Android Market, not Samsung apps, and considering Samsung apps has next to nothing in it, it's not even worth the work.
none taken. Mate.
Thanks!
Thanks to all of you!!
Only problem now is that I don't think I have an IMEI !
I looked on the back of the unit, and there is a serial number, on the box and the serial number, dialed the numbers for the IMEI and get a not valid number. Also checked the phone info and etc. Nothing.
The phone system here is different, so maybe there is no such thing as an IMEI here?
I had heard somewhere earlier this summer that the games for the iPhone were being restricted some because of the rating issue, but I thought that the Tab would at least have some since the Galaxy S has been out so long. Oh well! I'll just have to wait some.
Thanks again to all for your help!
Android has same restrictions, it's a legal problem. All you need to do is root (use z4root), then install MarketAccess, use MarketAccess to fake your "location" (in other words, it will say to Market that you are for example using a USA or German SIM card), so it will show you a market for another country. And other countries have the games.
Well, I kinda solved this problem, lol!
My friend gave me a 16gb micro sd card with 4 gig of apps he downloaded from somewhere. some of them work, and some don't.
So I'm a happy camper now!!
but still no Angry Birds
Has anyone elses movies box in the play store dissappeared? mine has. but i can still access it on my phone.
in fact books has gone too
I still have movies in Google play actually everything is there. Is your nexus rooted?
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Has anyone elses movies box in the play store dissappeared? mine has. but i can still access it on my phone.
in fact books has gone too
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Are you abroad at the moment? If you have a wifi only nexus 7 device, market is tailored to each specific country you are accessing the play store through. That could be the reason why you can access it on your phone because you are using a provider from a country that has access to those google features. Not all countries have access to movies or books from the google market.
I am in the UK. i havent changed anything afaik. and the fact that certain things are one phone but not tablet. im rooted and bootloader unlocked using the latest stock build
-PiLoT- said:
I am in the UK. i havent changed anything afaik. and the fact that certain things are one phone but not tablet. im rooted and bootloader unlocked using the latest stock build
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Odd then. Well if you are up for it, a possible solution to dance around the problem (although it doesn't necessarily solve it...) would be to follow this guide to gain access to those services again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28259205#post28259205
Your device is already rooted so that saves you one big step. It's simply a way to get around Play store blocks on its features, so it will *maybe* fix your problem since its the Play store that is preventing your device from accessing google movies and books.
I'm currently enrolled in the Android Beta program and running the most current Android version.
I also have the most recent Play Services version.
I have an unlocked 6P, purchased from the Google store in the US, but am now living overseas in Qatar.
I've read that Google Assistant will be available for my phone, but only to users in the US, UK, and Germany at first. Does anyone know 1.) If that will apply to my phone, and 2.) If so, is there any way to shortcut the geographical issue and receive the update like I was in the US?
Thanks for your help.
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I'm currently enrolled in the Android Beta program and running the most current Android version.
I also have the most recent Play Services version.
I have an unlocked 6P, purchased from the Google store in the US, but am now living overseas in Qatar.
I've read that Google Assistant will be available for my phone, but only to users in the US, UK, and Germany at first. Does anyone know 1.) If that will apply to my phone, and 2.) If so, is there any way to shortcut the geographical issue and receive the update like I was in the US?
Thanks for your help.
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Hi... Try reading this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/how-to-force-enable-google-assistant-t3567560
There are also plenty of other threads over XDA or internet to force assistant. I think the downside is that you'll have to root your phone (at least temporarily to edit build.prop) to reach your goal.
Someone may correct me if I'm wrong. Good luck.
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Hi... Try reading this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/how-to-force-enable-google-assistant-t3567560
There are also plenty of other threads over XDA or internet to force assistant. I think the downside is that you'll have to root your phone (at least temporarily to edit build.prop) to reach your goal.
Someone may correct me if I'm wrong. Good luck.
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Yeah I was thinking rooting might be the next step....I used to root like crazy back in the Galaxy S2 days, but since Moto X and now 6P, I've been trying to embrace barebones stock Android.
Thanks for the tip.
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I need some help guys.
Does YouTube Kids have a modded version without a Region Lock? If not, can someone explain me how i can do this for my self or is there somehow a program to delete country restrictions out of APK's?
I live in the Netherlands and i managed to download the YT kids app but it won't load because of the country restrictions...
I have the same problem, bought my Shield in France but live elsewhere and with the new update was able to install the Youtube Kids app from the store but then it tells me that well, it's unavailable for my country yet. I would really like a solution...
I would like some help getting started on this as well. The fact that they really started region blocking the sideloading or starting of apps by hiding icons and force closing is going to be a problem for many people. Not just for this app but we can expect this to become the norm. May be better served with a general region spoof.
Looks like hopeless case. Damnit!
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