Comment on Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 days agoIf it’s anything like the EU setup, it’s based off of where your iCloud account is based out of. At least I think that was what it was last time I went looking.
Meron35@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Nope, Apple is way more anal than that.
You need to have an iCloud account registered in the EU/Japan, AND be physically located in EU/Japan.
Changing the iCloud account region requires you to contact Apple, surrendering all of your current account balance, and providing them with an EU/Japan billing method + address. Users have also reported mixed results with VPNs in getting around the physical location requirement.
About alternative app distribution - Apple Support - support.apple.com/en-us/118110
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Still, sounds like opening the floodgates.