XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: g4ugm@dave.invalid   
      
   On 19/03/2025 09:17, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Marion  wrote:   
   >> On 17 Mar 2025 15:44:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote :   
   >>   
   >>> Google has a specific term for this "country of the account"   
   >>> attribute, but I can't remember the name and it's too much effort to try   
   >>> to dig it up again.   
   >>   
   >> The term you're looking for is likely "Google Play country".   
   >> Sometimes it's called the "Play Store country".   
   >>      
   >>   
   >> It affects:   
   >> a. Content Availability   
   >> b. Pricing and Payment Methods   
   >> c. Legal and Regulatory Compliance   
   >>   
   >>   *How to change your Google Play country*   
   >>      
   >>   
   >> Warning: There is a waiting period, and it's long (12 months!)   
   >> before you can change it again, so don't change it lightly!   
   >>      
   >   
   >    Thanks for that!   
   >   
   >    And thanks for the warning. You can't only end up with the wrong   
   > country, but also with the wrong currency (for the correct country and   
   > vice versa). Been there, done that, got the T-shirt (which I had to pay   
   > in Australian dollars instead of in Euros).   
   >   
   >    Sadly the webpage only talks about changing your 'Google Play country',   
   > but not how to  check what it's currently set to.   
   >   
   >    It's reasonable to assume it's the same as the country of the 'HOME'   
   > address of your account [1].   
      
   It might be reasonable, but I don't believe its true. My "Spanish"   
   account has no home address set. If you read the instructions on   
   changing the country it does not mention changing your address.   
      
   To check what its set to just follow the instructions for changing, so   
      
   1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Store app Google Play.   
   2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.   
   3. Tap Settings and then General and then Account and device preferences   
   and then Country and profiles.   
      
   you can then see your country...   
      
   >   
   > [1] Strangely the 'HOME' address doesn't mention the country, only the   
   > street address and city and shows a Google Maps picture of that   
   > location.   
      
   I wonder if things work the other way round. It uses the Play Country to   
   set the country for the home address.   
      
   Dave   
      
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