Changing the country of your account (2024)

FAQs

How to solve correct country selected in your play account? ›

Then, tap on 'Account and device preferences'. Scroll down to look for 'Country and profiles'. Now depending on your IP address, you will see the country you can connect to. Add a payment method from that country or region, and you will be able to change the Google Play Store's location.

Google looks up your device's IP address in their database to determine your approximate location and redirects your Google Search to the appropriate local country service. For a variety of reasons, using IP addresses to determine location is not 100% accurate.

If your Google Play Store account has an existing payment method, you won't be able to change your region without a valid payment method from your new country. In this case, you can create a new Play Store account instead, and skip the option to add a payment method when prompted.

The apps, games and other content in the Store and in apps can vary by country. You must wait 12 months after initially creating a payments profile before you can change your Play country. You can only change your Play country once per year. If you change your country, you won't be able to change it back for one year.

On your Android device, register the Google Play Store app. At the top left of the screen, tap the profile icon. Click General settings Account & device settings Preferences Country & profiles . Click on the country where you want to add an account.

After you've created and linked a payments profile to your Play Console account, your linked accounts and payments country setting can't be changed. If you want to change the payments profile linked to your developer account, you can create a new developer account and payments profile and link the new accounts.

A VPN, like ExpressVPN, SurfShark and NordVPN, can allow you to bypass geo-blocking wherever you are. VPNs can disguise your IP address to make it look like it's coming from another country or region.

How do I change my country on my Google account? ›

From your browser, go to pay.google.com, then Settings > Payments profile. Next to Country/Region, click Edit, represented by the pencil icon. Google will ask you to create a new payment profile for the new country or region. Click Create a new profile and follow the on-screen instructions.

Google determines user location by cross-checking the IP address with geolocation data of devices using that IP address. If Google detects a significant number of devices using that IP address in a certain area, it will change its location for that IP address.

Google is interpreting your IP as belonging to a different country from the one you have selected due to discrepancies in IP databases. Google could also be attempting to interpret your location using methods other than your IP. The mismatched location does not suggest your VPN is not working.

The Play Store will update your country and region when your IP address changes, so you can trick Google into thinking where you are with a VPN, but you will need to clear your data and cache. However, you will also need a valid payment method from that country.

For Android:

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store. Tap Menu, then Account, and then Country and profiles. Tap the country where you want to add an account.