Any App Store user may face a situation when any app may are not available in their region. If you try to search for an app that is not available in your country, the App Store simply won't show it in the search results. You can search for the app via Google and click the link to open it in the App Store, but this will throw an error.
However, in the modern world, it is difficult to completely block applications or services. You can almost always find ways to bypass restrictions, and we explain how to do this in the case of the App Store.
Change Your Country
Don’t worry, this does not mean any relocation. You won't have to move anywhere abroad. Things are much easier – just indicate another country in your account that is not subject to restrictions. By doing this, you’ll be able to take such advantages:
- Access to exclusive apps: Some apps and games are only available in certain regions. However, to purchase paid apps, you need a foreign bank card. An alternative is to use gift cards in the currency of the selected region.
- Quick access to new releases: In some regions, new apps become available faster than in others.
- Saving on purchases: Prices in the App Store can vary greatly in different regions.
This can be done in two ways: by changing your region in existing account or by creating a new one. But providing false information in your real account may involve some risks when returning to previous configurations. We recommend creating an additional Apple ID account. Then you can use your principal one as the main one at the phone system level, and activate the second one only for the App Store.
To create a new Apple ID, you need to pass verification via an SMS code. You need to receive it on a phone number that has not been already registered there. And this phone number should be of the country that you want to set in your profile.
Use a Virtual Phone Number for a New App Store Account
When creating a new account, you will face the problem of obtaining a physical SIM card from the selected country. But our service, Grizzly SMS, recommends using a virtual phone number for the App Store. The process of obtaining such a number is simple and fast.
- Sign up for Grizzly SMS
- Select “Apple” from the list of services.
- Select a number of a desired country
- Pay for the service
- Use the number to create an Apple ID account
- Receive a verification code
Grizzly SMS offers cheap fake numbers for Apple registration that are the guarantee of
- Privacy. Virtual number for Apple ID is secure and it’ll never help to discover your personality.
- International Access. You can organize an Apple verification from anywhere in the world.
- Reliability. Our services are always of the best quality and you may be sure that when you buy a fake phone number for Apple ID it will be not used by anybody else.
Mind the Risks
Changing the region, keep in mind that you may face some problems caused by this action:
- Payment issues. You can only pay for purchases and subscriptions from a foreign region account using a foreign bank card or a gift card in the currency of the region.
- Apple services. Some services, such as Apple News and Siri Suggestions, may change their content depending on the selected region.
- In some cases, even if managed to download the app on your iPhone, it may not work properly. However, you can fix this with a VPN.
