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How to change your

Google Play country
If you move to a new country, you may want
to change your Google Play country. Your
Google Play country determines what
content you see in the store. The apps,
games and other content in the Store 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.
• When you change your country, you
won’t be able to use your Google Play
balance that you have in your old
country in your new country.
• You may lose access to some books,
movies, TV shows, games and apps.
• To change your country, you need to set
up a new country in Google Play.
• To set up a new country, you must be in
that country and have a payment
method from the new country.

Change your Google Play

country

1. On your Android device, open the Google

Play Store app .
2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.
3. Tap Settings General Account
and device preferences Country
and profiles.
4. Tap the country where you want to add
an account.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to add
a payment method for that country.

Tip: Your profile can take up to 48 hours to

update.

Switch between existing country

profiles

I can't see the option to add a country

You may not see this option if:

• You've changed your country within
the last year.
• You aren’t currently in a new country.
This is based on your IP address.
• You’re part of a Google Play Family
Library.

Fix problems when you

update your Google Play
country
If you can't change your Google Play
country or don't see the option to, try the
following:

Clear your cache and data

Make sure that your app is updated

Delete a payments profile

What happens when you

change countries
What happens to your Google Play
balance when you change countries

Google Play Pass

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