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[Android General] LauraSmithMS:
you need to get a premium China VPN free VPNs can't handle the high-end security of The Great Firewall of China, that is very vigilant and effective security system by China, only VPN services optimized for China and have servers near China will work. Thanks
[Android General] KateTaylor:
agree with you laura China is really a tough region for internet and foreign content they strictly prefer their own with a tough Golden shield security system
[Android General] LauraSmithMS:
yes but there are definitely many strong VPNs I know, which are working well in China and keep their servers updated to work flawlessly in such a difficult region
[Android General] KateTaylor:
i think you need to get a premium Android for VPN so that you can change your Google Playstore country to any selected region, free VPNs don't work for many locations
[Android General] lalit kandpal:
Any one tell me how to use any vpn app..i neee a alone country. I need change country for 8 ball pool android game
[Android General] pzy64:
Thanks for the informative thread. But , is this for everyone?. The people who cares their privacy as an important factor normally fall into these traps easily , because all these VPNs demand they provide privacy. But from behind they are mostly tracking us, logging our activity and injecting their tracking codes into the websites we visit.

Here is the list of VPNs which are in the warning list : restoreprivacy.com/vpn-warning-list/

It's terrifying that most of all popular VPNs which we see are in these list. So far I only prefer Vyper VPN which is the most secure VPN on android (I believe!).

Many VPN demand they are no logging VPNs. What they mean by logging is the connection log and not the sites you visited and your identity of you.
[Android General] Geo1997:
This tutorial tries to reduce as much as possible the use of a VPN. There is always a risk, but I find it safe enough atm with the Play store using SSL anyway.

Don't try to log in with a VPN and yeah you can look for VPNs that are said more security friendly.
[Android General] kuldeep.Singh:
Redmi note 4
[Android General] alex7xl:
Where is these reviews? :(
[Android General] Tom911:
Hi.

I have change my Country to USA.

Now i have to wait 365 to change back to my country.

Is there a workaroud to bypass?
[Android General] Michael Carleone:
Has anyone successfully tried using a Fake GPS location app along with a VPN to download geo-restricted content?
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Wrong message...

I'm putting more vpn app in first post
[Android General] theliquid:
Hey,

I used this VPN method several months.

But now it seems that Google bound my account to my REAL country. I can't get it work anymore.

For example: I activate my US VPN. I browse to play.google.com. (not logged in in Google Account). I can see all US playstore content. BUT: when I login into my account (with VPN activated) I only can see the playstore content of my REAL country.

Any idea how to fix that?
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Well, I already got twice this problem. But I don't know exactly why the method doesn't work like this sometimes.

Look at the thips in the first post, maybe it could help (it works for me) :

- If it's not working, clear Google Play Store cache and data in settings. Try also to reboot your router.

- If it's still not working, remove your google account and put it back. Reboot your phone and your router. Then start the vpn, and then the play store

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[Android General] theliquid:
AW: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Found another thread with ppl having the same problem:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2169261

It seems that Google changed its play servers not to use Sim card or IP anymore when you added your first CC.
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Hmm well

Vpn is still working for me or other people. But yes, I never add a credit card.

Is there anyone that has a credit card on his google account and has vpn trick working ?

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[Android General] shitaki:
Aww :/ If you find one, could you PM me or post it on this forum please?

Wait why is this risky method though? What are the consequences?
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Yep no problem

It's risky because this link gives us some unknown proxy. Maybe there is someone who looks at all the things that are going through this server, and may hijack your password or something like this.

You can always try a securised proxy on the list.

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[Android General] byakuugan:
This might explain my previous post where one of my account worked (without credit card) and the other one didn't (with credit card).
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Okk... It seems that it is related.

I found this on the other thread, Try it :

"Found a work around:

Delete all CC and billing addresses from Google Wallet

Restart Mobile Device

Connect VPN (for example Exit node in the US)

Force close and Wipe data of play store App

Open play store (ensure VPN is working!)

Add your CC again with a billing address of the country your VPN is connected to (in my case this is a real address! No fake!)

Now the play store seems to be bound to the desired country. "

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[Android General] DanDroidian:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Well, I'm American and have a US credit card attached to my account.

However, I live in Cambodia.

I am able to jump back and forth between markets with TunnelBear APN.

I know it's working because when I'm in the local market I can't see apps like Netflix, Spotify.

But when I turn on TunnelBear and open the market again AND go to "accounts" and just select the same email address I ALWAYS use, I have to accept the agreement again, and then BOOM! I'm in the US market again, and can THEN see that Netflix /Spotify have available updates..... I also have new categories like Movies, Music....

This even worked today for me.

I'll post some screen shots to help elaborate ...

---------- Post added at 12:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 AM ----------

Hope this helps someone find a solution (hit thanks if you appreciate me taking the time to post these screen shots)

Local Cambodian market with no option to buy music/movies, and it also won't show updates for Netflix /Spotify /Pandora.

I turn on TunnelBear VPN.

I go to "accounts" and choose the one I ALWAYS use.

It asks me to accept the market terms again.

Now the US market shows up and has different categories like Movies and Music to buy. It will also show me US only apps and will finally show that the US apps I have installed already need updates and will let me install them.

List of tracks to buy.

Will let me buy.

Hope that helps!

Also, it will stay in the US market for a while even after I turn off TunnelBear. It will eventually ask me to accept the terms again and I'll be back in the local Cambodian market.
[Android General] Geo1997:
Niice :) it works fine

Can you trick your vpn to another country, different of your credit card's country. Like France (I don't think we have Netflix) or UK ?
[Android General] DanDroidian:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

I'll try the UK right now....

---------- Post added at 09:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:13 AM ----------

Yep, seems in able to access the UK market with TunnelBear APN too!

Hope that helps...
[Android General] Hazyman:
I've tried everything but my case seems to be odd. I'm in Australia and my main account is stuck in US market, no way to come back home country. but other accounts is all fine. weird!
[Android General] skingg:
I am not sure if this was mentioned before, but its been over a week since the PlayStore's "Search" box been working proper. Yes, VPN like TunnelBear still works, setting a proxy manually also worked (I have tried this myself) BUT even when you can see all the paid apps on the front of each region's PlayStore, try searching for any paid app and your results will only appear what you have on your local store. My area does not have any paid apps, with VPN and Proxy they all appear but when I tried to search for any paid apps that are not listed on the front page, all my searches came out with free apps and none are paid contents. :(
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Yes I got this problem since 3 or 4 days. Now, I search the app I want on chrome browser and when it ask where to redirect, I press Play Store and I can download it.

It seems that it enables other country but the search still shows only apps in the current country.

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[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Yes this is weird.

I don't have any idea about it.

For the moment, we can just wait developers to find a solution. I'm actually writing a little faq on first post

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[Android General] BC01:
Hi folks!

It worked for me like this.

Maybe for you too.
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Thx. I'm adding it in the faq.

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[Android General] wangdaning:
A little annoying, but if you know what app you are looking for search for it in the browser. When you find the link to the playstore for the app it should give you the option to open it with google play.

I am in China an have the same issue, when I search on playstore for GTA the game never appears. When I google it and open the link in playstore it works fine.
[Android General] DanDroidian:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Yep, I can verify both of these things too. Strange.

Also, I have a US credit card attached to my account, for the record, but I'm still able to jump back and forth between markets with my main account ....
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Yep weird : the search remains in the country you are even if the store is connected in another country

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[Android General] Zikolina:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Nice:)
[Android General] Hazyman:
my finding if it helps, I've tried twice and succeeded.

very easy, connecting VPN for a certain long time then it will work. The first time I connected VPN and went asleep, the next morning Google Play market has changed. The second time I connected VPN just for an hour then the market changed.

I don't know why, but as long as it still work, I can live with it for now. However, my other accounts can be switched promptly like long ago.
[Android General] ofuroinu:
Any success user using VPN to access Japan Play market?

I have an account with HMA

I can access USA Market when logged in as USA IP both from smartphone & PC.

But when I changed to Japan IP & launch the Google playstore will only go to front page but without any icons thing avaliable for download nor the app icons means cannot go or view the japan market at all & just remain blank.

This same happened on my phone, tablet and PC. I did checked the ip address which was already changed to Japan on smartphone.

Tried putting in flight mode , cleaned the cache of store & data, remove the old email, wallet and used the new gmail account, restarted the phone. Still it goes back to same page.

I used to access the store with HD2 by switching the region but since they stopped working.

I have only way is to use VPN & is a Docomo Phone but still I failed to access tried all possible ways/

Even leaved on all night in flight mode but with wifi on and VPN on , even did turn off google location few times still fail.

What could be the problem?

Thank you

Ken
[Android General] Geo1997:
Are you using a credit card with the store ?
[Android General] Shirokishi:
Similar problem for me.

No matter what i do I always get the the play store from my country of origin. case being Canada for me.

That said the instructions dont work as described for me.

When changing the account no reconfirmation (as coherent when no account exists or data is wiped)

pops up for me.

it just accepts and reloads into the same market like the vpn wasnt there.

Im under the impression the credit card is kinda key in this method.

But that's just me after using about 3 different VPN's 2 times each and wiping all existing data in my playstore each time after removing the google account from the mobile device.

Problem for me is that there's no other endpoint to test against to see if the problem is JUST the vpn.

However the guy promoting this method safevouched for all 3 vpn's i used which failed.

kinda at a loss here.

Only thing i can think of is that I keep telling google to add an existing account and not a new one.

All i wanted was that apk, i hardly care about access beyond netflix and hotspot shield seems to do that just fine for me.

Too bad it doesnt extend its region to Japan.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bushiroad.cfvanguard.android
[Android General] Geo1997:
Re: [Guide]VPN - Access other countries' Play Store & download all the stuff you want

Can you try this :

- remove your credit card on the desktop google wallet if you have one

- remove the google account of your phone

- turn off your phone

- reboot your internet router

- go to recovery wipe cache and dalvik cache (you will not lose your data. Just don't wipe data/factory reset)

- turn on your phone

- connect your google account

- go with your browser on http://www.hostip.fr (you can check also the country) and note your ip

- turn on the vpn

- go with your browser on http://www.hostip.fr and see if the ip has changed

- if yes, wipe google play data, then start the app.

- see if it's another market (sometimes the store's countey changes but we can't find the app we want directly from the play store app. Search it with your mobile browser on google and when pressing on the store link, press on the play store app)

If it's not working... Well I don't know what else I can do :/ x)

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[Android General] Geo1997:
- I don't find the country I'm searching for the VPN :

You can use one of this two tutorial : http://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_android.aspx with one VPN of this list : http://www.vpngate.net/en/. There is surely the country you're searching.
[Android General] skingg:
I have found an alternative besides using the stock browser to search for apps and link the results to Play Store. Grab the app name Fetch, which is an app that tries to cater apps to you based on your personal taste . Just use its 'Search' button there and I'm able to find all paid apps linked to Play Store that I couldn't with Play Store's search itself!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.appdisco.android.appdisco&hl=en
[Android General] Geo1997:
Thx, it's really usefull

I add it on the faq
[Android General] DraperD2:
Awesome stuff works for me! As you said I tried MarketEnabler bit apparently it doesn't work anymore. Thanks again!
[Android General] Geo1997:
If you have problem to change the country of the Play Store after the 4.* update, don't forget to reboot your router & wipe data and cache of the market app. It worked for me ;)
[Android General] Geo1997:
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[Android General] Geo1997:
Problem when uploading the pic on the last post ; here it is :

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[Android General] Noahberserker:
I tried to use all VPN app to connect the Japanese play store, but all them didn't work in China

My android:

Galaxy Nexus

4.2.2 Aokp
[Android General] Geo1997:
Are you sure the VPN is working ?

Try this to verify :

# I don't know if the vpn is working :

- To verify if your vpn is working : go with a mobile browser on a website like http://www.hostip.fr. Note your ip. Then start the vpn, go again on the website, refresh the web page. The vpn works if the ip has changed.
[Android General] tmrasdf:
I'm using hideninja vpn app and i can use us play store but i can't download some apps (facebook home real racing dead trigger etc.) when i click on intall i get a message(the item you are trying to download could not be found) they don't show up on play store and i used google to show them on play store i'm on playstore 4 what should i do wiped data and cache of play store and service set my dpi back to 240 didn't work
[Android General] Geo1997:
The playstore has update itself or you have install an apk ? Try with another vpn app, and in settings - apps - uninstall google play store updates.

You don't have this problem when you're downloading another app without the vpn ? What is your phone ?
[Android General] tmrasdf:
thank you for the answer the problem was playstore v4 uninstall update search dead trigger on google and it will open dead trigger page on playstore then download but some apps still don't show up on playstore i guess it's vpn app related anyway i've managed to download dead trigger so there is nothing to complain :D
[Android General] Geo1997:
Niice :)

Just wait that the Play Store updates all by itself

If some apps still don't show up, you have to be sure that it's available in the country. Then use an app like fetch or your browser. Even if you change the Store's country with a vpn, it seems that it keeps the list of apps of your actual country.
[Android General] Noahberserker:
For example, I installed tigervpns VPN, and clink on the button "starting VPN", and then "starting VPN" was changed to "connecting", but a few minutes later, there was nothing happened.
[Android General] Geo1997:
Try with this app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hotspotshield.android.vpn

Download it.

Then "go with a mobile browser on a website like http://www.hostip.fr. Note your ip"

Then start the vpn (US) (you should have a key icon in your notification bar)

, go again on the website, refresh the web page.

The vpn works if the ip has changed.

Are you on a home wifi network ?
[Android General] FilipF:
Works awesome with Hideman! Thanks!!!!
[Android General] Geo1997:
Cool :)
[Android General] blitz90210:
Worked fine. Thanks for the share
[Android General] darkside267:
This dont work at ALL,tried everything...
[Android General] Geo1997:
Still working for me

What's your phone ?
[Android General] darkside267:
Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Android 4.2.2 rooted

No matter what im trying,play store not changing to USA one,VPN itself works perfectly
[Android General] Geo1997:
If VPN works perfectly, it's a problem with your Play Store. Is it the stock app ? What's your rom ?
[Android General] darkside267:
What about play store,it is stock and version is 4.X(i know that is 4 but lazy to check it),rom is SlimBean,ive even tried on 2.3.4 sometime before,no luck

I doing it like that is wrote on OP even with credit card one,dunno why. Can you show how you doing it in screenshots? Might i did something wrong.But Strange thing is,that in dashboard it said that i also logged from US but store still not changed.
[Android General] Geo1997:
Oh wait you're using a Credit Card ? It can be a problem.

Okk I'm making a vid' now to show you
[Android General] Geo1997:
Here is the video :

[YOUTUBE]HF42d-lJozE[/YOUTUBE]
[Android General] rescueland:
maybe I am off-topic but I don't know where to ask

I have 2 google accounts

Google account A: with VPN Tunnelbear i can cover my IP and access Play store and buy movie with a credit card that is not US based

Google account B: I cannot access Play Store to buy movie even with TUNNELBEAR up and running,

No clue what is different in between Account A and Account B

Account A is an old gmail (2006)

Account B is relatively young (2010)

Any suggestion ?

I am trying to access google play from a pc, with account A it works, with account B no

Same thing on the phone or Tablet

Many thanks
[Android General] Geo1997:
Have you register the credit card on the account A with the VPN activated ?

It seems that when a non US (for example) credit card is attached to an account in another country than US, the VPN can not change the Play Store to US.

The credit card must be a US one, or must be add while the VPN is activated for US.

We don't know how it's exactly working ; but this is what I mainly see on this thread.
[Android General] rescueland:
I did it but still not working !

Now I just found out that Account A is accessing full Play Store even without VPN active !!!, looks like it is an "USA account"

Google mistery !!!
[Android General] Geo1997:
Yep, it's weird

Seems that this account is blocked as a us one, and the other as an non us one.

Have you tried the VPN for another country (GB, Deutschland or France) ?

It's always nonsense when we try to use a vpn with an account with a credit card.

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[Android General] borgqueenx:
i cant get it to work. i have a japanese phone in the netherlands....

i can connect just fine to a VPN. it says its connected it also gives another IP so its working. but when going to the store even after removing cache and data, it still says the game is not available in my country.

(opening link from chrome)
[Android General] Geo1997:
Can you see paid apps in your store ?

Well maybe it's just the app that is not available in the country you load with the VPN. Have you tried another country ?
[Android General] borgqueenx:
`

http://galapagossquare.com/?cat=8&sub=28&tag=43

doesnt seem any other country but japan can have those apps ^^
[Android General] Geo1997:
I download Tigervpns app on Play Sitre. Put ON the japan VPN

Went on the webpage of one of your researched app with my PC : http://3sh.jp/?p=14030

Open the page on my Android with the QR Code given

And as you see on the screenshot, don't have any problem to download it

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[Android General] borgqueenx:
Thanks for trying....do you use the root version or standard?

I use the standard now...

But after connecting wich took literarry a minute i cant open anything. Its like my wifi froze.
[Android General] borgqueenx:
got the app to work. somehow google's play store shows best/new apps ect all japanese so it is definatly in the japanese store....

but when i try to download the apps i want i still get desame error that i cant download the app in my country.
[Android General] Geo1997:
weird

do you keep the vpn while searching the app ?

have you tried to search the app directly on the play store ?
[Android General] anas.shafiq:
Problem Connecting.

My VPN is working but when I start Google Play, the connection keeps timing out. I've tried using different VPN apps but this thing keeps happening. Any Suggestions.
[Android General] Geo1997:
hmm

no problem without the vpn ?

what is your version of the Play Store ?

Have you tried with an older version ?
[Android General] ANGEL4RIM:
I only used this trick once then for somehow my store still on US play store always... Without vpn
[Android General] Geo1997:
Do you use a credit card ?
[Android General] ANGEL4RIM:
No you don't have to . I Just used a gift card I got it on eBay .
[Android General] DanDroidian:
I have the Note 2.

I have my email linked to an American credit card.

I can buy from the US/UK/local Cambodian market here.

All I do is this....

1) start TunnelBear

2) force close market (don't have to clear cache/data at all)

3) open the market again and reselect my same Google account

4) it pops up a confirmation box and I accept

5)I will stay in that market for a long time, even if I immediately shut down TunnelBear

Easy as that (for me)