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Full Play Store now available?

  • 12-02-2013 01:35PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Can someone check either on their device or web if you can now access the full Play Store (apps, music, books, magazines and movies) in Ireland?

    A few mins ago I was checking for an app on the web store and noticed all the categories are now available! Checked my phone and tablet and I have full access there too!

    Prices are in GBP though ...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,270 ✭✭✭Meesared


    Nope, you're on the UK store for some reason I think


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭Technophobe


    yep, there for me too..gonna try buy some music, see what happens


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Nope, still just games and applications for me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    draffodx wrote: »
    Nope, still just games and applications for me.

    Yep, same here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭Technophobe


    just bought an album..:D

    Happy days...we are no longer outsiders it appears !!

    seeing below post, maybe we still are, but have unlocked it by using the proxy ? !!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    Hey guys,

    Can someone check either on their device or web if you can now access the full Play Store (apps, music, books, magazines and movies) in Ireland?

    A few mins ago I was checking for an app on the web store and noticed all the categories are now available! Checked my phone and tablet and I have full access there too!

    Prices are in GBP though ...
    Did you purchase a Nexus 4 / 7 / 10 recently via the UK Play Store?

    I have and this has for some reason, unlocked the whole store for me.

    6034073


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Also read yesterday if you use Sky broadband you get the UK play store too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭fredotf2


    I just checked my nexus 10, I now have full access to the play store, it looks pretty good actually. All the prices are in pounds though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Kenno90


    Ste- wrote: »
    Also read yesterday if you use Sky broadband you get the UK play store too.

    Oh check if you can watch bbc iplayer then, might be giving people UK ips


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I did attempt to buy a Nexus 4, with this google account twice, but both times, it was cancelled!

    I'm definitely using my works Irish IP address, no proxies allowed and the same on my phones O2 3G network.

    If I sign out however, I only see the Irish store, with just apps. Sign back in and I see the full UK play store again!

    Must be some kinda glitch?? :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭groom


    Screenshot_2013-02-12-12-54-06.png

    I recently bought a Nexus 4 from the US Play store so I'm getting $ prices. See attached


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    It's up for me as well. Pity there is no device section


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,751 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    nope not here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    Nolimits wrote: »
    It's up for me as well. Pity there is no device section

    There is, if you go through a browser!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,711 ✭✭✭touts


    I'd say it's a glitch. My bet is they rolled out the wrong version in an update to the play store app. Everything is listed in $ not €. Given the size of the Google operation in Dublin this isn't going to go un-noticed. I'd say they are scrambling to fix it as we speak. Enjoy it while it lasts.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Possibly related to recent device purchase currency / country then?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭polaris68


    "Theme from Shaft" is the free song of the day on the music store for those of you with the Google Play music app.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    polaris68 wrote: »
    "Theme from Shaft" is the free song of the day on the music store for those of you with the Google Play music app.
    Really? Mine shows the Lumineers - Ho Hey :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭polaris68


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Really? Mine shows the Lumineers - Ho Hey :)

    I'm getting access to the US play store - some great deals on there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭Technophobe


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Really? Mine shows the Lumineers - Ho Hey :)

    Just got the Lumineers for nothing there too..:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,571 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Yeah I've got the full Play store. I'm with Vodafone, seems to think I'm in the US as all prices are in dollars.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭polaris68


    If you previously used a VPN to access either the US or UK Google play stores it appears that this glitch (if it is a glitch) is now allowing access to that store without needing a VPN.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    Nope, I used TB several times recently and I'm getting the IE store. Didn't make a purchase though, so that could be it I guess.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Dudda


    I went to Scotland for a few days about a month ago and had access to the UK store. I do go about every 6 weeks. When I return I have access to the UK store for a few days until I reboot my Nexus or do something like that and then I'm back to the regular Irish store. I think the Google Play App only checks your IP when it starts or updates terms or something like that. It doesn't check it every time you use it but I'm pretty sure you'll default back to the Irish one soon enough as it has happened me a few times.

    The important thing is to unlock the Google Movie App, Google Music App and upload a song or two from your computer, Google Books etc as these all continue to work. By work I mean you can use them but can't purchase content through them so for example I use Google Movies as a media player and use Google Music for listening to music I've stored in the cloud.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,152 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Nothing here, still only apps available in play. not music.


    I already have google music installed with the cloud over VPN, and its still setup as just my music. cant search any music store or anything special.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,985 ✭✭✭long_b


    Just apps here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭groom


    Just got the Lumineers for nothing there too..:D

    I don't see a free song . I see the Lumineers for $0.99 :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    groom wrote: »
    I don't see a free song . I see the Lumineers for $0.99 :(
    Not even here (free in the list).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,329 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Not even here (free in the list).

    Sorry! Music on Google Play is not available in your country yet.
    We're working to bring the content you love to more countries as quickly as possible.
    Please check back again soon.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭polaris68


    US play store still accessible for me - on a work computer so I definitely don't have a VPN accidently switched on.

    "That's Entertainment" by the Jam has replaced "Theme from Shaft" as the free song of the day :)


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