{"id":511,"date":"2013-03-21T02:42:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T18:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrick-nagel.net\/blog\/?p=511"},"modified":"2013-03-22T09:03:59","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T01:03:59","slug":"getting-access-to-another-countrys-google-play-store-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patrick-nagel.net\/blog\/archives\/511","title":{"rendered":"Getting access to another country’s Google Play Store content"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past, with a rooted Android phone, you could easily switch the Play Store country with the MarketAccess app<\/a>. The app “simulates” another SIM card for the Play Store app, which used to make its decision on which country’s choice of content you should see based on the (now simulated) SIM card’s origin.<\/p>\n

At some point this stopped working, and yesterday I found out that Google Play Store now gives you the Play Store experience of the country that your phone’s current public IP address<\/strong> indicates. Oh no! This is a really dumb decision if you ask me – because now if you travel to a country where no paid apps are available (e.g. China), you won’t see updates for all your paid apps. And of course you can’t buy any new paid apps while you are in that other country.<\/p>\n

So now you need access to a VPN or similar technology in your home country, to get the Google Play Store you’re used to. The precise steps are as follows:<\/p>\n