Updating app after changing region.
Can I still receive app update from my old region that is not on the store of the new region?
If the app isn't in the store of the new region, you can't update it without changing regions.
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You are welcome.
my prime to change region is to make payment.
I don't understand the above. If what you are trying to do is an update, there shouldn't be a payment required. If you made a new account and it isn't the account that downloaded the app, you won't be able to update it as it is tied to the ID that downloaded it. You may have to repurchase it. If you need funds to do that, you could buy/redeem App Store/iTunes Gift cards to the account to give the account a positive balance.
You are welcome. No need for apologies. In your first post, you stated the app wasn't available in the new region. Even if you make the purchase in the old account, if the app isn't available in the new region, you can't update it.
Hi Eric, Thanks for the reply.
If so can I create a new account from my old region to receive update while making payment with my old account?
Since the reason I change the region is because I no longer have the payment method that supported by the old region.
Hi Eric,
Thank for your knowledgeable reply.
I was able to create a new account from my old region without the payment method. But I really don't want to mess up the app since my prime to change region is to make payment. Do you have any knowledge regarding this?
My apologies, Let me try to explain it a little bit better.
I have a China account, but since I am not the resident so I am not eligible to make payment over there.
That's why I changed the account region to United States in order to make purchase in a game.
But I was not sure about if I can still update the game since it always require the latest update.
It is in-app purchase so I am not quite sure about how it works.
The ideal situation for me is to make purchase with my old account (us region) and update the app with the new account (cn region)
I hope that explain the situation.
Thanks
Ok I think I will wait and see what happens. Thanks.
You are welcome.
You are welcome. To make an account in the old region, you would need to have a payment method and billing address in the old region.
Updating app after changing region.