Region change on iPhone 6S

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Region change on iPhone 6S

Hi,

I have an iPhone 6s. Recently I moved to another country (from Belgium to the Netherlands) and I am encountering some issues with this.

At first, I decided to keep the region of my iPhone in Belgium. This is because I wanted to keep my apps from Belgium. The problem is though that this brings in a lot of restrictions: I can't download some Dutch apps and when searching in Safari it always gives me Belgian results etc. So now, I've decided to change the region to the Netherlands. Can someone give me the correct procedure to do this? I've heard that when I change the region, I cannot update the apps I had previously installed. Also what's gonna happen in my apple music?

Thank you in advance.

-Maude

iPhone 6s, iOS 10.2

Posted on Dec 30, 2016 7:35 AM

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jdo_apple

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Dec 31, 2016 8:15 AM in response to landoweeks

Hi landoweeks,

I understand that you'd like to know the procedure for changing your iTunes Store country and you're also curious what will happen to your Apple Music content. I'd be more than happy to share this information with you!

To review the process for changing your iTunes Store country or region, please take a look at the following resource:

Change your iTunes Store country or region - Apple Support
To address your question about Apple Music, take a look at this portion of the article:

You won’t see the items from your iCloud Music Library that you matched, uploaded, or added from the previous country’s store.

Also, take a look at the following information:

If you subscribe to iTunes Match or have an Apple Music membership, you need to wait for your iTunes Match subscription or Apple Music membership to expire.

You might also need to cancel automatic renewal for iTunes Match or turn off your automatically renewing Apple Music membership.

After your subscription or membership expires, you can change your country.

If you can’t change your iTunes Store country or region - Apple Support

Take care!

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