This issue started popping up around late 2023 around November. This tends to happen due to at least two things; The first is you used a VPN to install an app from another country. The second is by using a foreign SIM either by going to another country or using the SIM with international roaming available. i.e. AIS mobile from Thailand or the various eSIM that's been popping up these recent years. Once you do a transaction with either methods it messes with Google's multiple methods of tracking you(IP, GPS location, etc..) and gives this error, what's annoying is that even if you go back to your payment country and try to use the local payment this particular error is now stuck and you can't buy anything from the Play Store anymore. This is due to their new company policy that I they didn't officially announced publicly(I think?), so now it's screwing those who travel or use VPN's. There have been some methods of fixing this but none were found to be consistently effective, some say to use you country's local SIM mobile data once you get back while clearing up the playstore's cache and data but this seems to only work with those who used the VPN method and even then it's still inconsistent, this thread has some other examples in trying to find a fix. The most obnoxious is the aforementioned issue of this error being stuck to your account now even once you return to your payment country. Not even Google's support can help you since they obviously automate their response and they'll just say that you should change your payment country to where you are. I can't even change my country even when the 1 year limit is reset, since the default is my country already YET it keeps giving out this error message. So I gave up and forced a bypass method. The one bypass I found out is to make a Google family group account, you can either make a new google account or get a relative to start a family group and make them the administrator and invite your original account, once you set up the family group payment method by using one of your own local payment(whether that be CC, PayPal or Debit card) and adjust the necessary security settings, you'll now have a new payment method that works and can buy anything from the play store again. There's a caveat though in that you gotta be careful when you're in another country, whether that be by VPN or by traveling since you won't be able to avail the play store again. In general you need to have multiple Google accounts at this point especially if you travel so that this issue doesn't happen again, once you go traveling you should probably make a new Google account in that country to update your apps and never do any transactions when you're outside your home country. Answer from Aschverizen on reddit.com
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Review your order history - Google Play Help
When you make a purchase on Google Play, we'll send a confirmation email with your order information to the Google Account you use when making your purchase. You can always see your order history on G
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Analysing my Google Play purchase history (and how you can too!) | Jake Lee
March 13, 2022 - Tick “Google Play Store”. Click “Next step”, default settings are fine, then “Create export”. Within a couple of minutes, you’ll receive an email with a link to download your data export! Once your export is downloaded, unzip it (unzipping instructions, if needed). Your purchase history will then be a small file at /Takeout/Google Play Store/Purchase History.json.
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How can I fix this issue with Google Play purchases?
This issue started popping up around late 2023 around November. This tends to happen due to at least two things; The first is you used a VPN to install an app from another country. The second is by using a foreign SIM either by going to another country or using the SIM with international roaming available. i.e. AIS mobile from Thailand or the various eSIM that's been popping up these recent years. Once you do a transaction with either methods it messes with Google's multiple methods of tracking you(IP, GPS location, etc..) and gives this error, what's annoying is that even if you go back to your payment country and try to use the local payment this particular error is now stuck and you can't buy anything from the Play Store anymore. This is due to their new company policy that I they didn't officially announced publicly(I think?), so now it's screwing those who travel or use VPN's. There have been some methods of fixing this but none were found to be consistently effective, some say to use you country's local SIM mobile data once you get back while clearing up the playstore's cache and data but this seems to only work with those who used the VPN method and even then it's still inconsistent, this thread has some other examples in trying to find a fix. The most obnoxious is the aforementioned issue of this error being stuck to your account now even once you return to your payment country. Not even Google's support can help you since they obviously automate their response and they'll just say that you should change your payment country to where you are. I can't even change my country even when the 1 year limit is reset, since the default is my country already YET it keeps giving out this error message. So I gave up and forced a bypass method. The one bypass I found out is to make a Google family group account, you can either make a new google account or get a relative to start a family group and make them the administrator and invite your original account, once you set up the family group payment method by using one of your own local payment(whether that be CC, PayPal or Debit card) and adjust the necessary security settings, you'll now have a new payment method that works and can buy anything from the play store again. There's a caveat though in that you gotta be careful when you're in another country, whether that be by VPN or by traveling since you won't be able to avail the play store again. In general you need to have multiple Google accounts at this point especially if you travel so that this issue doesn't happen again, once you go traveling you should probably make a new Google account in that country to update your apps and never do any transactions when you're outside your home country. More on reddit.com
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View In-App Purchases details on Google Play Store before downloading?
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r/googleplay on Reddit: How can I fix this issue with Google Play purchases?
September 23, 2024 -

Every time I try to complete a purchase on Google Play, I get this error message: 'Something went wrong. Couldn't complete your purchase. Check that you have the correct country selected in your Play account.' I've tried using several different cards, but none of them work. The odd thing is that these cards worked before, and they still work fine for free trials. Has anyone else faced this issue? What can I do to fix it?

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This issue started popping up around late 2023 around November. This tends to happen due to at least two things; The first is you used a VPN to install an app from another country. The second is by using a foreign SIM either by going to another country or using the SIM with international roaming available. i.e. AIS mobile from Thailand or the various eSIM that's been popping up these recent years. Once you do a transaction with either methods it messes with Google's multiple methods of tracking you(IP, GPS location, etc..) and gives this error, what's annoying is that even if you go back to your payment country and try to use the local payment this particular error is now stuck and you can't buy anything from the Play Store anymore. This is due to their new company policy that I they didn't officially announced publicly(I think?), so now it's screwing those who travel or use VPN's. There have been some methods of fixing this but none were found to be consistently effective, some say to use you country's local SIM mobile data once you get back while clearing up the playstore's cache and data but this seems to only work with those who used the VPN method and even then it's still inconsistent, this thread has some other examples in trying to find a fix. The most obnoxious is the aforementioned issue of this error being stuck to your account now even once you return to your payment country. Not even Google's support can help you since they obviously automate their response and they'll just say that you should change your payment country to where you are. I can't even change my country even when the 1 year limit is reset, since the default is my country already YET it keeps giving out this error message. So I gave up and forced a bypass method. The one bypass I found out is to make a Google family group account, you can either make a new google account or get a relative to start a family group and make them the administrator and invite your original account, once you set up the family group payment method by using one of your own local payment(whether that be CC, PayPal or Debit card) and adjust the necessary security settings, you'll now have a new payment method that works and can buy anything from the play store again. There's a caveat though in that you gotta be careful when you're in another country, whether that be by VPN or by traveling since you won't be able to avail the play store again. In general you need to have multiple Google accounts at this point especially if you travel so that this issue doesn't happen again, once you go traveling you should probably make a new Google account in that country to update your apps and never do any transactions when you're outside your home country.
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Google play just sucks now. I buy gift cards, load them and can't use them until they verify it. Sucks when you are trying to capitalize on timed special deals.
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January 30, 2025 - Scroll through the list to find apps you've bought through the Google Play Store. ... Before looking specifically at purchased apps, let’s look at how Google keeps track of your old apps.
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October 17, 2025 - Google Play's billing system is a service that enables you to sell digital products and content in your Android app, whether you want to monetize through one-time purchases or offer subscriptions to your services.
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Users who make in-app purchases are more likely to continue being customers. Define your own pricing templates and tiers that can be used for multiple products. Convert your prices to the user's currency. Use CSV import and export to batch-update multiple products, or use our API to integrate in-app product configuration into your own tooling · Developers who distribute their app through Google Play are required to use Google Play's billing system to sell digital goods or services in your app
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Find your Google purchase history - Google Pay Help
You can get a list of your charges and transactions for Google purchases and subscriptions. Find transactions for Google products Go to payments.google.com. Click
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Where to buy gift cards & promotions - Google Play
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Request your Google Play refund - Google Play Help
Request a Google Play purchase refund with our easy, self-help flow that lets you skip the line and submit refund requests on Play purchases.
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Google Account
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Google Family Group - Stay Connected with a Family Account
Share Google Play purchases like apps, games, books, movies, and TV shows with your family group.
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Unauthorized Transactions
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Google Play
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