Depending on the region where you are, the availability of applications is different on the Play Store.You have certainly noticed it in the overseas departments, from certain countries or even from mainland France.Here are the reasons for this problem and our solutions to escape it.

We continue our series of answers to your questions, the latter comes from "Natsualex": "Why on Android, there are applications not compatible in certain countries?»».This question hides several cases, we also took the opportunity to bring you solutions.

The problems

Three different problems must be dissociated.

The first case concerns the compatibility of the apps with Android devices.Depending on your device, its version of Android or its characteristics, you may have difficulty downloading an Android application.This is the case, among other things, on Android TV: developers must specifically make their apps compatible with this system.Some game publishers may also decide to block certain devices, depending on the performance expected.Do not hesitate to contact the application editor for more details, this can also be an error on his part.

There are also compatibility problems linked to the availability of Android Pay / Google Wallet in certain regions of the world.This is the case in the overseas departments, for example, where you get a message of this type: "This article is not available in your country.»».This policy which goes against arcep rules can have a big impact on the user experience: Android Pay is integrated into many apps, for everything related to in-app payments for example.

You can also meet this type of error by the simple decision of the publisher or developer: if the application offers a service that is not planned, it has its reasons to block its app in this country,To avoid offering a bad user experience.For example, HBO Go is not available in France, it is impossible to download the application.For once, you will need a US account to take advantage of it, the service is only available for Americans.

The solutions

There are several solutions depending on your problem:

Many applications are only accessible from given countries.We can for example cite most of the applications dedicated to banks, certain services available only locally (Hulu or Netflix until last year), or ... Read more

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