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Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 2 months agoNot sure if you could get updates to the app over VPN though, that depends on how the stores handle regions.
Specifically, app stores would be required not to host it, so you’d likely have to do updates through some sort of side-loading
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m saying if you’re reporting your location as the EU, could you get updates through the App Store? Or would it know you’re a US customer and disallow it, even if you report that you’re in the EU? Or does it use GPS location?
Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I would guess that it goes off of the lowest common denominator between IP address geo-location & billing address. If either of those say US, google/apple would probably be required not to distribute it.