Full Play Store now available?

marcbrophy

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 ...

Meesared

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

Technophobe

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

Atomic Pineapple

Nope, still just games and applications for me.

Dozen Wicked Words

draffodx wrote: »

Nope, still just games and applications for me.

Yep, same here.

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 ? !!

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.

Ste-

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

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.

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

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??

groom

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

Nolimits

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

irishgeo

nope not here.

marcbrophy

Nolimits wrote: »

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

There is, if you go through a browser!

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.

advertsfox

Possibly related to recent device purchase currency / country then?

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.

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

polaris68

advertsfox wrote: »

Really? Mine shows the Lumineers - Ho Hey

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

Technophobe

advertsfox wrote: »

Really? Mine shows the Lumineers - Ho Hey

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

long_b

Just apps here

groom

Technophobe wrote: »

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

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

advertsfox

groom wrote: »

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

Not even here (free in the list).

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.

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

marcbrophy

On the UK one, it's free song of the week!!

Cheap bastards!! :pac:

Nolimits

Now that I'm home I can still acces the UK play store from my computer, it's very odd. If only I wanted a Nexus 4 or 7 at the moment.

listermint

Nolimits wrote: »

Now that I'm home I can still acces the UK play store from my computer, it's very odd. If only I wanted a Nexus 4 or 7 at the moment.

ISP ?

Nolimits

listermint wrote: »

ISP ?

Eircom, though it was also coming through on my 3 handset. I've been talking to a few people who aren't getting it, it all seems a bit strange that some are getting it and some aren't.

parttime

I am using an arnova tablet and have playstore,prices in euro. Still only have android market on my htc desire?

iggy

Just noticed I'm on UK play store.
I did order a nexus 4 and changed my billing address to my parcel motel postcode.
Surely that's something to do with it???

lord lucan

Still the Irish store for me. Turned Tunnelbear on and went to the UK store and when i knocked TB off it reverted to the Irish store.

Sonics2k

lord lucan wrote: »

Still the Irish store for me. Turned Tunnelbear on and went to the UK store and when i knocked TB off it reverted to the Irish store.

Hmm, I just turned on Tunnelbear and stayed on the Irish store.

Granted I think my address is set to Ireland. Is yours?

lord lucan

Sonics2k wrote: »

Hmm, I just turned on Tunnelbear and stayed on the Irish store.

Granted I think my address is set to Ireland. Is yours?

My address is my Irish one. Did you close your browser and restart it after turning on Tunnelbear?

Sonics2k

lord lucan wrote: »

My address is my Irish one. Did you close your browser and restart it after turning on Tunnelbear?

Just tried it there on my browser (chrome) and no results again.
Tested it on my phone and PC with no result.

Strange bug it seems.

marcbrophy

When I'm signed in, I see the UK play store (all categories).



But when I'm signed out, I see the Irish (apps only) store.



I'm not using a proxy or VPN. But even if I was, when I signed out, I would still see the UK store, but I don't

Sorry if screenshots are too big!

advertsfox

My default address is my PM one in Antrim - think that's the key as I still have my home address saved.

Nolimits

advertsfox wrote: »

My default address is my PM one in Antrim - think that's the key as I still have my home address saved.

Same here, to the people who are seeing the US play store is a US address your default address? And is there anyone getting the UK play store who don't have a UK address as their default?

advertsfox

Nolimits wrote: »

Same here, to the people who are seeing the US play store is a US address your default address? And is there anyone getting the UK play store who don't have a UK address as their default?

I removed the UK card I used and the PM address since my order shipped and 2 things have happened:

1. The Play Store have went back to the Irish one.
2. I am unable to add my Ulster Visa Debit to my account (was working fine before purchase of Nexus).

5starpool

Nothing different for me, still Irish one on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 10.

Ste-

They've deffo been at the market, somehow as all market unlockers etc no longer work.

polaris68

Still have access to the US play store on my PC and also have it on my phone via the play store app. Getting access to apps, music, books & movies all priced in $ from my phone.

Nice!!

Technophobe

I still have the full UK market today....I did use a proxy on my PC (not phone) to order the Nexus 4.....

Nolimits

And it's now gone for me

touts

It looks like a new update rolled out tonight and the full store is gone a gone again.