{"id":19210,"date":"2017-05-18T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T10:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19210"},"modified":"2017-05-18T15:36:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T10:06:54","slug":"how-to-install-georestricted-apps-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-install-georestricted-apps-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iPhones and the whole Apple ecosystem boast the availability of a\u00a0large number of apps on the App Store. That\u2019s is just fine, until you require a specific app, only to find that it is localized to a country, and you\u2019re not in it. While it is somewhat simple to\u00a0install geo-restricted apps on an Android\u00a0device,\u00a0Apple\u2019s strict security, and the \u201cwalled-garden\u201d that is iOS, make it fairly difficult to download and install apps\u00a0that are not available in your country. Really, you can change stores and view the app, yet\u00a0Apple still won\u2019t let you download an app from a store in another country.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"how-to-install-georestricted-apps-on-your-iphone\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to Install Georestricted Apps on Your iPhone<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This is basically a\u00a0step-by-step guide, and one which you can follow easily, to download any app that is available on the App Store, regardless of what country it is limited to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Launch App Store\u00a0<\/strong>on your iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>In the \u201c<strong>Featured<\/strong>\u201d page, scroll down to the bottom of the page.\u00a0<strong>Tap on your Apple ID<\/strong>, and select\u00a0<strong>\u201cSign Out\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-274.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-274.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-274-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, go to iPhone\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Settings -&gt; General -&gt; Language &amp; Region\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>change<\/strong>the\u00a0Language and Region to the country where the app is available. If you are looking for Polaroid Swing, so you can choose\u00a0English (US) and United States, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search<\/strong>for the app on Safari\u00a0since searching directly inside the App Store will not work. Tap on the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/polaroid-swing\/id1035142291?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes link<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0of the app, and App Store will launch, asking you if you want to change your\u00a0Store to the country where the app is available (US, in my case). Tap on \u201c<strong>Change Store<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-217.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-217.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-217-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>\u201cGet\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>next to the app\u2019s name in the App Store listing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-202.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-202.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-202-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0App Store\u00a0will ask you to sign in with an Apple ID, tap\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>\u201cCreate<\/strong><strong>New Apple ID\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-180.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-180.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-180-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agree to the\u00a0<strong>terms and conditions<\/strong>, and you will land on\u00a0a page asking for details.<\/li>\n<li>Provide an email ID that you have access to, and that has not been used to create an Apple ID in the past.<\/li>\n<li>Provide a password, fill up the rest of the form, and tap\u00a0<strong>\u201cContinue\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-164.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-164.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-164-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Payment Method\u00a0<\/strong>page<strong>,<\/strong>select\u00a0<strong>\u201cNone\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-148.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"351\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-148.png 351w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-148-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill up a\u00a0<strong>random address<\/strong>in the details, and select a city and state. (I used NYC, NY).<\/li>\n<li>If you do not know the ZIP code for a city, it can easily be found on Google.<\/li>\n<li>For the phone number, enter any random numbers or google \u201c<strong>Fake NYC phone numbers<\/strong> \u201c, and you will get a list of numbers that you can use, pick one and enter it.\u00a0Apple does not verify\u00a0the phone number, so you can enter any number you want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-128.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-128.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-128-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>\u201cContinue\u201d,<\/strong>and Apple will send a verification mail to the email ID you entered earlier.\u00a0Use the link in the email to\u00a0<strong>verify your Apple ID<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fine, that\u2019s it. You can now<strong> download the app\u00a0<\/strong>not available in your country\u00a0by signing in with the new Apple ID on\u00a0the App Store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-93.png\" alt=\"How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone\" width=\"350\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-93.png 350w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-93-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"install-georestricted-apps-with-ease\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Install Georestricted Apps with Ease<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now we know how to install geo-restricted apps on your iPhone, just go ahead and install all the apps that you have needed to, but couldn\u2019t, due to geo-restriction. The main issue with this method is that for each country\u2019s store, you will require an alternate Apple ID, to be able to install apps that are localized to that country. However, most of the\u00a0apps are available in the US store, so, if you have an Apple ID\u00a0that is eligible for purchases from the US store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Install Georestricted Apps on iPhone &#8211; Mobile &#8211; iPhones and the whole Apple ecosystem boast the availability of a large number of apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,51208,30044,51206,46018],"tags":[38243,46918,19074,58229,48054,46768,57064,46904,46898,46903,46902,58219,46770,46916,58232,54971,46773,46914,58223,46917,46915,46913,46911,58226,46741,46901,46893,53219,58231,58224,58230,46894,58220,58221,29517,58217,46899,46919,46912,46895,57572,34643,58228,58227,58218,58225,46896,46744,58222,53229],"class_list":["post-19210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-apple","category-ios","category-mac","category-mobile","tag-amazing-apps","tag-android-app-store","tag-android-apps","tag-app-for","tag-app-free","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-app","tag-app-store-apple","tag-app-store-iphone","tag-apple-app-store","tag-apple-apps","tag-apple-store-app","tag-apps","tag-apps-for-iphone","tag-apps-to-download","tag-awesome-apps","tag-best-apps","tag-best-apps-for-iphone","tag-best-apps-of-2016","tag-best-free-apps","tag-best-iphone","tag-best-iphone-apps","tag-cool-apps","tag-free-app-store","tag-free-apps","tag-free-iphone","tag-good-apps","tag-great-apps","tag-hot-apps","tag-how-to-download-apps-in-iphone","tag-interesting-apps","tag-ios-app","tag-ios-app-store","tag-ios-store","tag-iphone","tag-iphone-100","tag-iphone-app-store","tag-iphone-apps","tag-iphone-apps-download","tag-iphone-games","tag-itunes-app","tag-keyword","tag-most-downloaded-apps","tag-most-popular-apps","tag-popular-apps","tag-store-apps","tag-top-10-apps","tag-top-apps","tag-top-free-apps","tag-top-rated-apps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}