Can’t install app on Watch with a secondary Apple ID with a different country

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Can’t install app on Watch with a secondary Apple ID with a different country

Hello all, I have secondary Apple IDs, as I travel a lot due to my work (and some apps are only available in the country’s AppStore).

My primary iCloud is set up in country A, but if I need some local apps, I log into the country B’s AppStore, and download the app (I’m living in both countries).

Now I have purchased an app in country B’s store, and when I try to install the app to my watch, it just stops the installing after a few sec and nothing happens. First I thought it is something with my iPhone or Apple Watch, restarted both, but did not help. It installs other apps with no problem from my primary account, but nothing from my secondary account - tried other apps too after this.

It is really frustrating, as I paid for that app in country B’s AppStore...

is there any way to fix this, to install apps from different stores, if I log in to different stores on the iPhone?

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Posted on Mar 21, 2021 4:26 PM

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Answer 1

emáté Author

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Mar 22, 2021 12:49 AM in response to Eric Root

Signing out and then restarting, logging in again helped. Thank you!

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Eric Root

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Mar 21, 2021 5:44 PM in response to emáté

Have you tried signing out of the store, restarting the phone/watch, and then signing back in?

Some things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.

Try a restart.

Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Try a forced restart.

Reset Device.

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Eric Root

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Apr 17, 2021 9:31 AM in response to SwRuddy

If running IOS 14, go to Settings>Your Name>Media & Purchases. Click the portrait at the top left. That should allow you to sign into the App Store/iTunes using a different Apple ID.

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