If I change my old region to the new regi… (2024)

FAQs

What happens if you change the App Store region? ›

It means that some apps you enjoy using may not be available in countries you visit or vice versa – apps you'd like to use may be unavailable in your region. If you're moving to another location, changing your iTunes and App store region will allow you to use and purchase apps accessible in your new home country.

Nope. Still only one Region at a time, and only one Apple ID at a time. Also, logging out of one Apple ID and logging in to a different one can only be done once every 90 days.

You choose the language and region of your iPhone during setup. If you travel or move, you can change the language or region. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region.

If you can't change your country or region, make sure you've cancelled your subscriptions and spent your store credit. Complete these steps before trying to change your country or region. If you're a part of a Family Sharing group, you may not be able to change your country or region.

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.

Cancel any subscriptions that block a country or region change, and wait until the end of the subscription period. Wait for any memberships, pre-orders, movie rentals, or Season Passes to complete, and wait for any pending store credit refunds to process. You can cancel a pre-order.

You can only use an App Store for a country where you are a legal resident, have a payment method issued by a bank in that country with a verifiable billing address in that country. You can't change countries just because you want apps only available in that country's app store.

However, Apple Music subscription items may not be available in your new country, and items such as playlists will be lost. Realize that if you have purchased something from Apple, it may not be available for redownloading. Make sure you have backups on local drives.

You typically need to use GPS-spoofing software to change your current location on an iPhone. This could be in the form of a GPS-spoofing app or found as a feature on certain VPN services, including Surfshark. You could also turn off location services completely on your phone or only for certain apps.

* If you don't want to enter a payment method, wait until you're physically in your new country or region, then create a new Apple ID. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsem*nt.

How do I change my app region on my phone? ›

You can have 2 Apple IDs, with each one set up for a different region. The only place you need to use the 2nd ID is in the App Store/iTunes. Then swap regions/IDs when required. When signed in with one ID, you won't be able to update apps purchased with the other ID.

If you no longer use the email address that's associated with your Apple ID, or you no longer have access to it, you can change it. You won't lose access to your contacts, purchases, or other account information.

When you downgrade iCloud storage, your Information is not deleted. However, new items may not be uploaded to iCloud. After you change your region or country, then resubscribe to the iCloud storage plan you'd like, after changing your payment method. Take care!