Apple TV changed its region

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Apple TV changed its region

My Apple ID is payed by Ukrainian bank card, region is Ukraine, Apple TV on my IPhone allows to see movies in Ukrainian and pay with dollars. I’m in Poland physically right now and for some reason my Apple

tv device connected to my TV suggests to by content in Polish currency and supports only Polish language. It started a week ago or so, before that everything was fine. How can I get Apple TV working in Ukrainian and to be payed in dollars back again?

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 22, 2024 12:35 PM

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hcsitas

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Apr 22, 2024 12:57 PM in response to ASneg

The dollar payment method is an accommodation for the political situation in Ukraine, it’s not in any way cross-border. For all practical purposes, it’s the same as paying in local currency. In other words, your Apple ID region is Ukraine all the way. There’s no practical way to work around this restriction; geoblocking is designed to kick in automatically when you’re outside. Sorry!

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ASneg Author

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Apr 22, 2024 1:10 PM in response to hcsitas

Ok, but why does it still work normally as before on my iPhone and MacBook?

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ASneg Author

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Apr 22, 2024 1:13 PM in response to hcsitas

I want to have Ukrainian region on all my devices but Apple TV device switched to Polish for some reason, my question how to get it back to Ukrainian

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hcsitas

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Apr 22, 2024 1:15 PM in response to ASneg

It can’t be done was my answer.

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ASneg Author

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Apr 22, 2024 1:17 PM in response to hcsitas

So different devices under the same Apple ID are in the different regions it is ok?

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hcsitas

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Apr 22, 2024 1:19 PM in response to ASneg

Apple TV has stricter geoblocking would be my guess. Also, your SIM card probably has something to do with it. In any case, it doesn’t point a way forward unfortunately, it is what it is.

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