AnimeSuki Forum - View Single Post - Mahouka

larethian · 2014-09-04, 23:14

^

Spoiler for I'm feeling so kind today:

You actually only need to turn on vpn to get the apps from play. Subsequently you don't need it anymore for playing the game. First, you have to register for a vpn service that supports vpn-ing on your android device. There should be free ones but I use paid service since I need access to tons of region block stuff from Japan. I also use it for my US-based CR subscription (since CR offering in my country is crap) so I need a better and more premium service for smoother streaming. You have to google yourself on vpn service for android. Of course, make sure that service actually has server in Japan.

Second, you also need another google account which has no credit card (unless it's a Japan credit card) tied to your google wallet (at least when you first connect to Japan's play store). Alternatively you can use your current google account but it's more troublesome to workaround (you need to delete your cc from your wallet, and force-stop play, clear cache, vpn, relaunch play; rinse and repeat when you switch back and forth between your local play and Japan play) (so I advise to make another google account).

The theory behind (How things work is as follows):
1. When you first connect to Play, it will attempt to detect your location and link your current google account to your local playstore.
2. It first checks your google wallet's credit card and the country of origin of the card, and determines your location. This is why many people failed because they did not know that location determination based on IP is actually not the first choice Play uses.
3. If you do not have a credit card, only then it will check your IP and determine your location from there.
4. Once the google account is linked to Japan Play in this manner, in theory, you will always access Japan Play when you switch google account on Google Play, until you clear the cache. However, I never tested this and always make sure I have my vpn active before switching.

summarized steps:
1. make a new google account.
2. add account to your phone
3. turn on vpn to get your JP IP
4. launch google play
5. tap the google play menu, then the dropdown box to switch account

2014-09-04, 23:14	Link #14
larethian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010	^ Spoiler for I'm feeling so kind today: You actually only need to turn on vpn to get the apps from play. Subsequently you don't need it anymore for playing the game. First, you have to register for a vpn service that supports vpn-ing on your android device. There should be free ones but I use paid service since I need access to tons of region block stuff from Japan. I also use it for my US-based CR subscription (since CR offering in my country is crap) so I need a better and more premium service for smoother streaming. You have to google yourself on vpn service for android. Of course, make sure that service actually has server in Japan. Second, you also need another google account which has no credit card (unless it's a Japan credit card) tied to your google wallet (at least when you first connect to Japan's play store). Alternatively you can use your current google account but it's more troublesome to workaround (you need to delete your cc from your wallet, and force-stop play, clear cache, vpn, relaunch play; rinse and repeat when you switch back and forth between your local play and Japan play) (so I advise to make another google account). The theory behind (How things work is as follows): 1. When you first connect to Play, it will attempt to detect your location and link your current google account to your local playstore. 2. It first checks your google wallet's credit card and the country of origin of the card, and determines your location. This is why many people failed because they did not know that location determination based on IP is actually not the first choice Play uses. 3. If you do not have a credit card, only then it will check your IP and determine your location from there. 4. Once the google account is linked to Japan Play in this manner, in theory, you will always access Japan Play when you switch google account on Google Play, until you clear the cache. However, I never tested this and always make sure I have my vpn active before switching. summarized steps: 1. make a new google account. 2. add account to your phone 3. turn on vpn to get your JP IP 4. launch google play 5. tap the google play menu, then the dropdown box to switch account