I am in Hong Kong and I have a JP apple ID, why I can't make purchase on the App Store?

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Posted on Aug 11, 2022 06:10 AM

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WheelieNick

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Posted on Aug 11, 2022 06:19 AM

Because the region of your Apple ID is still stated to Japan. App Store is region based

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Aug 11, 2022 06:19 AM in response to Purple1014

Because the region of your Apple ID is still stated to Japan. App Store is region based

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