XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Carlos E.R.  wrote:   
   [...]   
      
   > Caray.   
   >   
   > And this because entities like Eroski says you can only have their app   
   > if you are permanently living in Spain and have a Spanish phone.   
   > Visitors are not allowed. This is ridiculous.   
   >   
   > I have some Canadian applications because I visit there when I can.   
   > Things for finding the correct city bus, for instance. I see I have been   
   > fortunate that they did not geoblock it.   
      
     Yes, the geofencing in the Play Store /Google Play can be quite   
   idiotic.   
      
     Two examples for me, from The Netherlands:   
      
   - I own (now owned) a 4WD campervan (small mobile home) in Australia and   
     became a member of the CMCA (Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia).   
     I could not install or update their app(s), because of geofencing, not   
     even when I was in Australia.   
      
   - Same story for the app of the Australian weather bureau, BOM (Bureau   
     of Meteorology).   
     Why on earth did I - a tourist - expect to be able to check the   
     weather of/in the country I was visiting!?   
      
     Of course in both cases I solved the problem by downloading the APKs   
   (and any updated APKs) from an APK archive site (apkpure.com).   
      
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