Anyone have any steps on how I can enable this in the UK? I guess I need to update my billing details to a non UK address and hop on a VPN or something?

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SXX 6 hours ago | parent [-]

You can change billing details to US and then activate US gift card that you can buy of Amazon.com.

But keep in mind you have to disable all subscriptions first and also your family group if you have one must also switch their accounts to US.

So yeah pretending you're US customer is no brainer with Apple and unlike Google they dont have automatic detection that will move your account to other region.

Beware you can only change account region once a year or something.

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selicos 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Create a new account and reset. If you aren't willing due to the friction involved then it's time to decentralize anyway. If it's due to previous payments or licenses/subscriptions tied to the account then work with the vendor to transfer or pay the small cost to reset.

After spending 8-12 years in a single gmail account I learned my lesson. Don't get entrenched or you can't be flexible.

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Barbing 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> they dont have automatic detection

I thought they at least used something complex to attempt to prevent non-EU users using third-party app stores. I also recall a legitimate EU user is not allowed to travel abroad too long before losing access to those stores.

	▲	SXX 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Might be in case of moving region to EU there are something like this, but to move it to US all you need is US gift card. What Google does is completely different - they enforce local regulations on your accounts just if you keep using them within specific region for too long. Though Google dont actually change billing region or Google Play region.