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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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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Manual CPC vs Maximize clicks (google ads, purchases)
There’s really no “con” to manual CPC. Many people are absolutely sold/convinced that automated bidding does better in terms of more lead and better ROAS. I have tried it on at least 20+ accounts with a lot of data and historical conversions and it has never outperformed or increased conversions. Actually when I’ve tested (once again) it on one of accounts and after doing all the recommendations from a highly recommended CPC consultant frequently mentioned here, and $350 for the hour call, performance ONCE again was no better though many claim it’s worked out the kinks in the last few months. My observations having run it for over a month with the consultants recommendations are they same as I’ve always experienced. Higher CPC prices than manual CPC, even after a month on a 3 year old account, same conversation rate but lower quality. Just looking at the search queries in GA it’s obvious that the queries with automated bidding are much lower than manual CPC. And while on maximize conversions with a high target CPA, no real increase in conversions either. Now this is not a national campaign, but the targeted zip codes are in a pretty large metro area. I’m not doubting that it works for people (maximize conversions), I’ve just not seen it work. Just my experience. More on reddit.com
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Can't use my Google play balance for in-app purchases
I'm guessing the in-app purchase prompt is pulling from a second google account you have on your device rather than the one you redeems the gift card on. To check this, click on the payment method in the in-app purchase prompt and see what email/account it is pulling from at the top of the screen. Prob easiest way to change it is to uninstall the game and re-download it from the correct account. More on reddit.com
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Google Play Store Purchases

Depends on the apps. If the dev has 2 different app one for android tv and another for android then they won't transfer. If it is the same ie playstore listing then they should transfer over.

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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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October 10, 2025 - The SubscriptionPurchase resource provides the status of a user's subscription purchase, including details like start and expiry times, auto-renewal status, pricing, and cancellation information.
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October 17, 2025 - This document describes how to integrate the Google Play Billing Library into your app to start selling products. Here's a typical purchase flow for a one-time purchase or a subscription.
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4 weeks ago - Rolling out today, Google's new "agentic checkout" adds onto the company's existing price-tracking feature, so it's not something you'll see all the time. Instead, when you get a price drop notification on an object you've been tracking, you might now see a new "buy for me" button that will send all the necessary information to the store's website and make the final purchase for you.
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Open your Google Account. You might need to sign in. On the left, click Payments & subscriptions. To view a list of items, click Manage purchases, Manage subscriptions, or Manage reservations.
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