How do I change my iPAD 2 to US, from UK? I want US content and apps. Although I live in the US, I set it up when I was in the UK on a trip, and now only access UK stuff. Help?

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How do I change my iPAD 2 to US, from UK? I want US content and apps. Although I live in the US, I set it up when I was in the UK on a trip, and now only access UK stuff. Help?

I recently won an iPAD 2 on a trip to Europe, and registered it while staying at my sister's house in the UK. Now I'm home in the US, I can't seem to access content / applications that are intended for the US market. How do I reset the iPAD so that I get US content, rather than UK? Would a total reset back to factory settings do the trick? Would I then have an opportunity to set up the iPAD from scratch, registering it in the US? Thanks.

iPad 2, iOS 5.1

Posted on Apr 5, 2012 11:34 AM

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iCrizzo

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Apr 5, 2012 11:38 AM in response to cmjuk

Settings > General > International > Region Format

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Apr 5, 2012 11:51 AM in response to cmjuk

What you want to do is go to Settings>Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID. Then tap View Apple ID. Enter your password. Then go down to Country/Region and you can change the region in there.

However, you must have a valid credit card registered to an address in the U.S.

You may also need to go to the App Store and change the country/region in there as well. When you tap on the featured tab in the App Store - swipe down to the bottom and tap on your ID in the left corners and follow the procedure above.

I am curious - were you using a credit card register in the UK?

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