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Changing phone region for News app

lagwagon

lagwagon

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Oct 12, 2014
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I'm in Canada and obviously have no access to the new News app because it's US only right now. But I would like to try it out for at least a bit. (Changing region to US allows the phone to see the app)

My question is (and might be a dumb one.) Does changing the phones region have any negative effects? I've never changed off Canada before.

Thanks.
 
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lagwagon said:
I'm in Canada and obviously have no access to the new News app because it's US only right now. But I would like to try it out for at least a bit. (Changing region to US allows the phone to see the app)

My question is (and might be a dumb one.) Does changing the phones region have any negative effects? I've never changed off Canada before.

Thanks.
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Nope. No negative effects.
 
It will affect Spotlight Suggestions, Proactive results, your default currency and of course Apple Pay as well. But you can always change it again.
 
ryankidd17 said:
Nope. No negative effects.
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KALLT said:
It will affect Spotlight Suggestions, Proactive results, your default currency and of course Apple Pay as well.
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Ok thanks. I don't care if spotlight, proactive and currency is temporary different while I try out the News app. No Apple Pay in Canada until this fall, so not too worried about that either.
 
lagwagon said:
I'm in Canada and obviously have no access to the new News app because it's US only right now. But I would like to try it out for at least a bit. (Changing region to US allows the phone to see the app)

Thanks.
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I was going nuts trying to figure out why I could not see it. I don't get why the app would be restricted to US only. When you say region change do you mean App Store region change or something else.
 
ender78 said:
I was going nuts trying to figure out why I could not see it. I don't get why the app would be restricted to US only. When you say region change do you mean App Store region change or something else.
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Settings > General > Language & Region > Region

Is where to change it. It changes. Then reboot (home + power)
 
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