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Hello,
I live in Poland and we still can't buy paid android apps, which really p*sses me off. Is there an alternative way to buy from the market? I don't want to use pirated software.
Pretty sure if you email the Dec of app you want they will work something out with you. Also try market enabler
robzonpl said:
Hello,
I live in Poland and we still can't buy paid android apps, which really p*sses me off. Is there an alternative way to buy from the market? I don't want to use pirated software.
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Root phone, install Market Enabler which will allow your phone to pretend that it is in a different market (ie one with paid apps available). Works great. I am in Canada, which does not have paid apps yet, and use it to buy apps. This was the main reason I rooted my phone.
I live in Norway and we don't have access to paid apps yet.
I did install Market Enabler, and got access, but when I'm buying, after I've input credicard information, nothing happens. The phone tries to connect and eventually I get an errormessage that a connection could not be etablished (or something in that effect)
I chose Market Enabler 3 (beta) as I'm using a Hero ROM. (Old version does not work), and I choose o2 (de) as provider.
Any tips?
tried using Slideme, it is an alternative market that works outside of the android market.
Thanks for the replies! I rooted my phone finally (using flashrec) and by the way updated to some hero ROM (myhero-1.1.1 to be exact) and used Market Enabler. Works really well so far, I haven't had time to try to actually purchase anything yet, but I can see paid apps now.
I love the HTC Sense look and feel, but I there are some bugs that weren't present in the vanilla magic (skippy music, worse jabber integration, etc).
It's amazing how easy it is to root and flash your phone these days, I remember last time I was thinking about it the howto scared the hell out of me. And I'm a developer (just a lazy one).
Just purchased my frist app on Android Market
There was one issue, maybe this will help someone: When I entered my credit card details on my phone it didn't work - there was some kind of server error. I had to go to google checkout using browser on my computer, enter my cc details and then I was able to buy apps off android market.
betelgeuse74 said:
I live in Norway and we don't have access to paid apps yet.
I did install Market Enabler, and got access, but when I'm buying, after I've input credicard information, nothing happens. The phone tries to connect and eventually I get an errormessage that a connection could not be etablished (or something in that effect)
Any tips?
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Try setting up your Google checkout account using a PC based browser. Once you do that you should only be shown the price and have to confirm to buy.
That worked for me.
bjtheone said:
Root phone, install Market Enabler which will allow your phone to pretend that it is in a different market (ie one with paid apps available). Works great. I am in Canada, which does not have paid apps yet, and use it to buy apps. This was the main reason I rooted my phone.
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i did this and it doesn't work in Sweden...
Hello,
I want to buy a few paid apps (ezPdf, Doc2go) for nook color. But the market displays only free apps. How do I buy some paid apps?
Thanks
My market shows paid apps and I'm able to install and use them just fine.
What method to get the marketplace did you use?
Might want to try again using autonooter.
i can only see free apps there, but i think it is because of a restriction for paid apps for my country..... as i understand, there is only a few countries that can access the paid applications.
they dont want us to do piracy... but they dont allow us to pay for apps.....
i have the same problem, i heard something about a market enabler app, but i'm still a noob yet
Also have the same issue any fixes ?
i installed a program called Market Access which spoofs the SIM card information to the market so it thinks you are from an authorized country.
now all paid apps are displayed for me
the program can be found here:
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
don_ernesto said:
i installed a program called Market Access which spoofs the SIM card information to the market so it thinks you are from an authorized country.
now all paid apps are displayed for me
the program can be found here:
http://amip.tools-for.net/wiki/android/marketaccess
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This is likely your problem if you are overseas. I have a similar issue in Korea. Video games in Korea are required to have their content reviewed and rated so they are only sold to the appropriate ages. Consequently all games on the Korean Android market have been blocked in Korea because of the lack of a rating system on the Android Market.
I use an app called MarketEnabler (looks like the same thing as the Market Access app linked to you above) to get around this problem. It basically lets me access markets from other carriers in other countries. It may be available on your Android Market. Send me a PM if you are unable to find a solution on your own.
I already own an android phone and bought a bunch of applications. I just rooted and installed the market on my nook using the same email address that is on my phone. For some reason the market on my nook wont let me download my paid apps without buying them again. Does anyone know how to fix this?
I tried redoing it and I have the same problem. Does this happen to anyone else? Does everyone else have access to their paid apps without having to pay for them again?
I didn't have to rebuy my apps. But market has been updated since I installed them. Maybe a newer version of market changed something.
It really doesn't make any sense. Its definitely the same account. It has my credit card information filled out already. I even tried buying an app i bought previously, just to see if that would jog it. It didn't work. It charged me and i had to refund it. I really don't know what else to try.
Nope, all of mine show up as "Purchased". Every time this question comes up it's always usage of the same account, but you say that's already been checked..
Good luck.
Thanks. It has to be the same acount or else all of my redit card information wouldn't bebon there. All of my android market reciepts go to this accout also.
Try visiting this page https://market.android.com/account and see a list of your purchased apps.
Standalone web site should be more reliable, than an app, hacked in a stock firmware, which kinda doesn't support google apps.
dalkor said:
Try visiting this page https://market.android.com/account and see a list of your purchased apps.
Standalone web site should be more reliable, than an app, hacked in a stock firmware, which kinda doesn't support google apps.
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Now I'm more worried. The site you linked to doesn't have any record of my purchases either. My google checkout account under the same name, however, does have records of all of my purchases. Have any idea what i should do now?
did you paid the app with credit card or by carrier billing? Maybe it change something?
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did you paid the app with credit card or by carrier billing? Maybe it change something?
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I always pay with credit card.
Does google have some form of actual support other than the forum?
I have nookie froyo on her now. Same exact problem. This is bull**** and definitely on googles end. When are they going to get a customer support line? I've never seen another company that charges actually money like google does in the market without having a customer support line. I'm sure whatever is causing this will cause problems if I ever get another android phone in the future.
Having the same trouble here
What kind of android phone do you have? Is it using a custom rom? I'm thinking that the problem isn't with the nook at all. It's with our other devices not registering with the market properly.
It's as I suspected. I flashed my phone back to stock and I can't redownload any applications either. My whole market account got wiped somehow.
same issue here, totally different tablet BTW (samsung galaxy tab). Same thing - I wiped and flashed a ROM (ironically, same ROM!) and afterwards all my paid apps are being asked to repurchase when I hit install. Similarly in the web market it says I don't own any apps....
I am able ot restore my apps via titanium and hilariously all licence checks for programs that implement them e.g. titanium, worms etc. continue to work thank god but Goog better fix this sh-t real quick. I have >50 paid apps so this is really really bugging me out (plus now I'm afraid to do any more flashing/tweaking)
Do you have the backup, OP?
If so, just run it instead of redownload from Play
Sure you used the same google account?
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Recently, my Note has been unable to purchase new Market apps. Once I find the app in the Market, upon clicking the purchase button I usually get an error like "unable to find the app." Sometimes I've gotten another error like "unable to purchase now." Since I'd already purchased a lot of apps for my S2, they all installed on my Note, no problem, since they show as already purchased. So I haven't had much need to purchase new stuff for the Note. Today, though, I installed trials for a few apps. Since I liked them, I went to purchase keys for each, but got this "not found" b.s. after clicking the price button. Three times seemed pretty suspicious, so I moved my sim card back from the Note to the S2 (in case that makes a difference), and I successfully purchased all three keys from the S2 in the normal way.
I should mention that my Note couldn't find one of the keys using Market search, so I had to scan the QR code from AppBrain, which then found it. My S2 didn't require such assistance. I've actually had that problem before, but the QR search always worked around the problem.
I need to use Market Enabler from my location, and as far as I can tell it's configured on my Note exactly the same way as my S2.
In fact, I had the same problem a couple of days ago with TrevE's Logging TestApp, but the next day it was able to purchase from the Note.
Is there anyone else experiencing similar inexplicable purchasing weirdness with their Note? Or any suggestions as to how to get my Note working properly with the Market?
I know that the Android Market itself has been giving some trouble recently during the 10 Billion promotion... So it might be that.
For example, right now, I'm able to purchase Smart Task Switcher Pro key on my S2, while at the same time I'm unable to purchase it from my Note. So it seems to be a Note issue and not a Market issue. And it's only with paid apps.
What's worse, even though I purchased it for my S2, it shows as unpurchased on my Note, so I have no way of getting this app on my Note.
Same here, it's my first android phone where I can't purchase apps even with the help of market enabler...
I can find the apps, but the market says "You can't buy this app in your country".
I tried everything, proxy servers, vpn servers, airplane mode, nothing works.
I'm screwed
Latoc said:
Same here, it's my first android phone where I can't purchase apps even with the help of market enabler...
I can find the apps, but the market says "You can't buy this app in your country".
I tried everything, proxy servers, vpn servers, airplane mode, nothing works.
I'm screwed
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My problem's different: I'm able to purchase plenty of apps, and Market Enabler is verified working for me for a long time. I never get the error "You can't buy this app in your country." I get this error message: "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found."
In your case, you've never verified that you have a correct configuration for Market Enabler. Of course, you first rooted your phone, right? Otherwise, Market Enabler won't work.
Jimmy34742 said:
My problem's different: I'm able to purchase plenty of apps, and Market Enabler is verified working for me for a long time. I never get the error "You can't buy this app in your country." I get this error message: "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found."
In your case, you've never verified that you have a correct configuration for Market Enabler. Of course, you first rooted your phone, right? Otherwise, Market Enabler won't work.
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Yes of course I'm rooted and I used market enabler for a couple years and across different android phones and it always worked before. Maybe it's the new market...
Just like you I find the app, click on purchase button, and then get this country message even though I'm on a US proxy or vpn, with market enabler set on a US carrier.
We don't have the same error message, but the end result is the same, we can't buy apps.
The first time I had an error it said something like: the country where you registered your phone doesn't allow you to purchase applications.
It looks like if at one time or another the system knows you are not in the right country, then you are on some sort of black list or something like that. Then you can do everything you want, it does not matter because your account is flagged !!!
Just a theory... I hope I'm wrong, because otherwise we are screwed big time.
So, it's only your Note that fails? That is my problem. Up till now, I've gotten around it by purchasing from my S2, then installing the already purchased app on my Note. But with this one app (Smart Task Switcher), it just won't install on the Note. I emailed the developer. But yes, if we can't use the Market from our Notes with Market Enabler, that's depressing. And there won't be any help from places that don't need Market Enabler.
I found a workaround:
Freeze Android Market 1.0 with Titanium so the market doesn't update itself, uninstall market updates, I can now buy apps !!!
With Market Enabler of course...
Oh yeah, I seem to remember that solution from a while back when they updated the Market app. As I recall, I reverted to 1.0, and then did the updates again, and then it worked.
In any case, I don't think you can be 100% sure what worked for you because suddenly yesterday I was able to purchase that app that was being reported as "not found" after I'd click the "$2.49" button. When I finally purchased it, Market now reported some kind of payment irregularity, but then the app downloaded and installed. When I see my bill, I'll know if the payment was processed correctly. I've had this same b.s. before where I find an app, click to buy, and then get a "not found" reported, but it never before stretched on for days.
Even with uninstalling updates I get the "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found".
I am rooted and use marketenabler.
CorruptedSanity said:
Even with uninstalling updates I get the "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found".
I am rooted and use marketenabler.
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My latest workaround is to do:
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Market>Uninstall updates
and then immediately complete the purchase. This seems to reenable Market Enabler just long enough to purchase. I can't seem to figure out how to prevent Market from updating, but at least purchases are enabled long enough for me to complete them.
Jimmy34742 said:
My latest workaround is to do:
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Market>Uninstall updates
and then immediately complete the purchase. This seems to reenable Market Enabler just long enough to purchase. I can't seem to figure out how to prevent Market from updating, but at least purchases are enabled long enough for me to complete them.
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Tried that but then there are no paid apps only free ones then a few minutes later our reverts back to the latest version.
i don't know about buying apps as I get something new every two months or so, but Market 3.4.4 and the earlier version are taking a really long time to load, or it sometimes just hangs. I'm on LA4 but had the same issue when I was on KL7.
Oh and market enabler hasn't been working for quite a while too, on both my Note and NookColor, even when paired with Market 2.XX. Not sure what has happened!
CorruptedSanity said:
Even with uninstalling updates I get the "The item you were attempting to purchase could not be found".
I am rooted and use marketenabler.
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Yeah, this Market Enabler situation is really messing us up. I don't know why what worked for me worked for me, and there's no telling when my workaround will quit working. I wonder why Android phones are so popular in Market-disabled countries. Since the average person doesn't even root their phone, they buy these Android phones with no intention of ever getting the best apps for it.
Here's how i manage to buy paid apps on my Note:
Go to Google Play on PC,sign in,buy the required app,go to market on Note,install the app(the download link will be active n available after payment thru PC).btw,i use VPN to change the IP location on my PC(to USA or Canada)...
As everyone knows Google Play outside the US is very restricted, I've been looking for ways to bypass the security and use the full Google Play in my Nexus 7. I've only found several links that let me use Google Music but after trying lots of ways I finally discovered a way to do it on the Nexus 7 without any problem (A CC is needed but it wont be charged).
Steps:
1. First of all you need to set up a Credit Card in Google Wallet, google.com/wallet/ as it's needed for authentication.
You can use any CC just use the real billing information.
2. After this you shall see your card info at the Payment methods section, click edit and change the country to US and the address to any real US address (Just Google any real address with a zip code). NOTE: Google Wallet doesn't check your billing info so there is no problem with this.
3. Now you have to set up any Google Play service, I started with Google Music as it is the easiest. Go to music.google.com and the page should load normally, just accept everything and it will let you download music manager. Now you have just set up Google Music, try it by adding a song to your folder and let it sync with your Nexus 7.
4. Now after doing this Google validates that you have a real US account so the next thing to do is get all the other Google Play services. In your Nexus 7 tablet add the My Library widget to any screen, then it will ask you to select any service (Music, Books, Magazines and Movies & TV), try adding Books, then touch the widget and it will take you to the app, click enable and there you go, you just activated Play Books Service.
5. Activate all Google Play services and enjoy!!!
NOTE: You can actually shop with google wallet like that, I've tried buying a $1.99 TV episode just to check, it worked and the episode was added to My Library without checking my CC information. After this I went to the Google Wallet site again and in Payment Methods in my card I clicked edit and now you can swap easily between the 2 addresses, I just returned it to normal and every Google Play service keeps working.
Hope this works for you too!!!
Didnt work for me. I removed both by cards, changed my address to a US one, changed my phone number in the settings, changed my language and added one of my cards with the US credentials. Still "The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." ... BTW does it really be a CREDIT card? As I have a VISA debit card (check card) ...
PS: I used a Canonical Massachusetts address and phone ... If you have a working one, please share!
Worked for me first go in Ireland.
Nice guide man.
Watching an episode of through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman now!
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or you can buy and connect to a US based VPN server or proxy
erghezi said:
or you can buy and connect to a US based VPN server or proxy
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That what he said.
erghezi said:
or you can buy and connect to a US based VPN server or proxy
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+1 to that
Just so you know, this method in no way circumvents payments. You still get charged,
It only circumvents the addressing method allowing for usage in restricted countries.
However, be advised. The issuing banks fraud department may freeze your accounts due to address changing when they receive the transaction statements, and notice rapid address changes. This usually results in about 2 weeks to straighten out, in which case your card will be frozen.
Just sayin......
MD
What if I use US sim card? I have one from the time when even buying apps was not supported in my country ... anyone tried that? If no, I guess Ill check it out when Im back from the dentist ...
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or you can buy and connect to a US based VPN server or proxy
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Which you have to pay for, whereas this method is free and quite simple.
Anyway I've tried to do it via a VPN before and it won't let you download music, books or movies, it checks the credit card details and then throws and error if it isn't US based, doing it as the OP has shown works perfectly.
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How the hell do you enter valid US phone number?
I get either 'invalid area code' or 'number is too long'
I got my address here:
http://www.fakeusaaddress.com/
I already got my account working another way but can't buy music using this method. It rejects my payment at Google Wallet stage, maybe because the billing address doesn't match my Aussie credit card? I suspect for actual purchases they do match off the billing address.
Ok, tried again today but no change. I have a working credit card information in google wallet. I click the "change" option under the card (I dont know how its in english, I have my nexus in czech language), make a US address taken from www.fakeusaaddress.com, everything goes fine. Then I go to music.google.com and ... "The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." ... dang ...
EDIT: Finally, I figured it out. I used the mentioned site fakeusaaddress.com to get a working US address. Then I changed my billing info (not my own info, only the info with the CC). Then I installed a Chrome plugin called Stealthy (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stealthy/ieaebnkibonmpbhdaanjkmedikadnoje/related) to fake my position (set United States). Then go to google play and you can buy.
To see the content in your device you need to have Google Music App (installed in device usually), Google Play Videos (installable via Google Play) and Google Play Magazines (installable manually http://www.mediafire.com/?iy923q1amq36q7x).
I tried buying a magazine and a song and worked fine. Although I would prefer using secondary credit card (in case google or my bank get pissed because of me faking billing info lol).
BTW I had to wipe app (Google Music) data to make it refresh online content.
ENJOY!
nodstuff said:
Which you have to pay for, whereas this method is free and quite simple.
Anyway I've tried to do it via a VPN before and it won't let you download music, books or movies, it checks the credit card details and then throws and error if it isn't US based, doing it as the OP has shown works perfectly.
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Do you know if the IP location is a second verification check? Meaning if your account details (billing, cc etc) all check out, does it then look to make sure your IP is based in the US, or are you good to use your account to stream/buy music anywhere in the world?
There is a site mygiftcardsupply.com that is selling Google Play gift cards purchased in the US, which Google has setup to allow people to create accounts without credit cards; I am wondering if this would be sufficient enough to get a US account and stream/buy music while I am in Asia.
Thanks!
Not working for a Canadian here. Gets rejected due to address wrong on my CC. I did all of this through my works US internet connection and as soon as I log into any play store, either device or web, it shows me Canadian content. I log out and I see the US store. I used a relatives address in the US as well with same last name and all. No go. The only thing I care about is US only app restrictions and androiddrawer.com fills that void.
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It's no longer working I'm afraid, Google started to identify based on IP geolocation.
Same issue
ktkr said:
It's no longer working I'm afraid, Google started to identify based on IP geolocation.
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