Google Play country is the key factor that determines the content like videos, apps, games, offers, etc that users get from Google. The content varies as per the region of the Google account. Sometimes we need to have a different location of our Google Play account in order to access, purchase, or redeem offers. Most of us might not know how to change Google Play country or location. This article will discuss how to change Google Play country along with some extra useful Google account-related tips.
You might have moved to a different country and because of that, you couldn’t access certain content due to the geographical limitation of Google. In some cases, you might want to redeem codes or access apps, games, or videos that aren’t available in your present country. These are the reasons today we are going to learn how to change Google Play country or region. We will also learn how to choose a preferred Gmail account to make in-app purchases and also learn how to create unlimited Google accounts or any location we want.
Things to know before changing Google Play country
You might be eager to change the Google account region but there are certain changes that may appear in your Google account. Here are some of the things that you must know before changing your Google account country.
- You won’t be able to access the Google Play balance of your Old Google account location after changing to a new country.
- You won’t be able to change Google Play country for up-to 1 year once you change it. You need to wait a whole year to change back again.
- You won’t be able to access the content limited to your old location after changing your country to a new region.
- When you change your country you may lose access to your purchased items like books, apps, and movies if they aren’t available in your new country.
How to change the country in the Google Play Store with a VPN?
We need to add a payment method to change the location of our Gmail account. There is a simple way to change location without adding any payment methods. This works if you haven’t added the payment method of your old country. If you have added a payment method then you need to remove the payment method delete the profile and create a new profile of a new country.
- Use a reliable VPN app and connect to the location of the country you want.
- Now go to settings and clear the data and cache of the Playstore app.
- Now open the Playstore app.
- Your country in the Google Play Store will be changed. You can see new content and offers even through your old Google account.
- Now redeem the code or do the tasks like downloading apps, games, etc which you had wanted.
How to Change the Google Account Country
You can add the payment method to change Google Play country. Here is the detailed process of changing your Google account country.
- On the Google Play app on your Android phone or tablet.
- Then tap to the profile menu option and then click on manage account.
- Now scroll till you see the Payments and subscriptions option. Click on the payment methods option.
- It will ask you to verify. After that, you can see a list of your payment profiles. Now you can either connect to a VPN before opening Play Store and after opening you can go to this menu and click on the switch to ‘Your Country’ Play Store or you can just add payment info of the new country to which you want to change your Google account country.
- This will create a new Google Payments profile with a new country.
- After that, the Google Play Store will automatically change to the new country and it can take up to 24 hours too for changes to appear.
How to make an unlimited Google account without verification?
Google has limitations for Google account verification per phone number. If you want to make an unlimited Google account without verification then you can follow the following steps.
- You will need an Android device for this process. Open the settings of your phone and the Account and Sync option. Then click on add account.
- Now Select the Google option.
- Then click on create account option.
Fill up the information that is asked. - Agree to the terms and conditions and skip when it asks for a phone number. Doing this you can make unlimited Google accounts.
- Remember to remove your previous Google account when it says limitation reached or if it asks for verification.
How to make a Google account in the USA or any other country?
You might want to grab the special offer provided by Google for a certain location. You might want to redeem the Google Play Giftcards from a different country than yours. How to do so? Here is the process for doing it.
- Connect to the location in which you want to make a Google account with a good VPN on your android device.
- Now open the setting and choose to add an account from an account and sync option. Then click Add Account and next choose Google.
- Now create your Google account and complete the process. It will not ask you for phone number verification.
- Now Go to Playstore. Choose the freshly made Google account from the account section. You can see different contents in that account. Like this, you can create a Google account in the USA or any country without phone number verification.
Choose your preferred Gmail account for in-app purchases through Play Store
Suppose you have three Google accounts on your Android device. You have a credit card with a balance in one Google account, an empty credit card in another, and a Google play credit balance in another one. You wanted to use Google Play credit balance to make an in-app payment but while making payment your credit card with balance popups. How to choose a preferred Gmail account while making an in-app purchase? There is a trick to do so which worked for me but this trick might not work for everyone. Keep patient and try this trick to select the Google account you want while paying from the Play Store.
- At first, uninstall the app on which you want to make an in-app purchase.
- Then go to settings clear your Playstore data and click force stop.
- Now open the Google Play store select the Gmail account from which you want to make payment in-app and sign in to Playstore with that Google account.
- Now download the app in which you had wanted to make payment. Now try to make payment. Your preferred Google account with your preferred payment method will pop up.
Note: You can also remove the rest Google account and make an in-app payment from your preferred Google account.
Changing the Google account country is beneficial as well as coming up with certain limitations. Being able to make unlimited Google accounts and Google accounts of any location we prefer is also useful information. I hope this article provided you with what you were looking for. If you have any questions on your mind then feel free to leave a comment below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What happens to my Google Play balance when I change country?
You will lose access to the balance. You will not be able to make purchases.
