How to explore web-based Google Play in another country?

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Android Problem Overview

if I go to play.google.com, it automatically recognizes my country and allow me to browse the apps for that country. I can change the language through the dropdown in the footer, or I can add &hl=code in the querystring...but that only changes the language...not the store content (the app lists and rankings remain the same)

I guess there must be some other querystring parameter or header parameter, because I'm sure Google devs don't use country-specific proxies or PCs located in locations in 50+ countries to see how the store appears there.

Any clue how this can be done?

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

Looking for a solution to this exact problem brought me here, but unfortunately nobody gave the right answer. Here it is: Add the parameter gl=(countrycode).

For example, to see the list of top free business applications in your country, use this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/BUSINESS/collection/topselling_free

Adding gl=ru gives you the list for Russia:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/BUSINESS/collection/topselling_free?gl=ru

Hope this helps.

Solution 2 - Android

Here are list of nice clickable links for lazy people like me:

If you spot any incorrect ones, feel free to edit of course.

You can also change language using the hl parameter, like this:

Solution 3 - Android

You need to manipulate the Google Play URL. For example, for French use

https://play.google.com/store?gl=fr&tab=w8

for Spanish use

https://play.google.com/store?gl=sp&tab=w8

You should be able to swap out the country code (fr/sp/etc) using the codes discussed in the documentation on Locale.

If you would like to just change the language, but see the featured apps or rankings in your current country, use hl instead of gl

Solution 4 - Android

You practically answered your own question already: To force Google to display a page specific to a certain country you have to use a host that can send requests via IP ranges or providers that Google recognizes as being from that country. Proxies provide exactly that functionality.

Yes, you are right, developers or others in charge of testing Google services will likely not use proxies, though for a company that big providing a few test hosts in every country they operate in doesn't seem to be that big of a hassle.

If I had to implement a multinational service that provides content based on the location of the client I'd not try to obscure (as in security by obscurity) testing functionality by hiding it behind undocumented parameters. The cleaner and more obvious implementation of such a feature would be account-based functionalities.

  • You are an ordinary user: I'll deliver content based on your location.
  • You are signed in and the "Testers at Google" group: You see a setting to sort of "spoof" your location.

Actually, all systems I develop do feature extended debugging and testing functionalities, even on live hosts, but those features are never enabled or accessible to users at all. After all, that's what user groups are for.

Solution 5 - Android

To do this, you could use a program called TorBrowser Download Link Here From Cnet You can change around the settings a bit and select routing servers to go through only certain countries. The official website has some more documentation on this.

Solution 6 - Android

I would change both, the region gl and the language hl:

https://play.google.com/?hl=vi&gl=vn

Using this example, you will visit the Vietnamese store - both as region and as language.

Solution 7 - Android

How You can See Top Trending apps in different Cattegorry You no need to use vpn or any other approach it an Easy way follow these Steps.

Very First:Logout your gmail account if it is login then start

  1. let see here in the screen shots first look normally play store as in screen shot one: enter image description here

2.you can select any category here you wants to see there trending apps in different country and i select entertainments. enter image description here

3.here you are looking top free entertainment options click on see more
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4.you are looking top free entertainment but until not in different country now we use some syntax in url to find out this categorytop trending in different countries attention here in URL enter image description here

5:the URL you are looking is here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/ENTERTAINMENT/collection/topselling_free

you have to add something in plus to see like ?gl=us here us refer to America and au to Australasia and UK to England etc

https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/ENTERTAINMENT/collection/topselling_free?gl=us

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6.in screen shot 6 am looking all the apps in entertainment category in us

i hope you understand

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Solution 8 - Android

I tested adding &hl=[language_code] to the end of url and then have seen content and comments written in that language. Please try this.

In previous answers the parameter name was used as gl instead of hl (possibly a typo).

Solution 9 - Android

The best solution I have found to use Tor Browser. You should set country code:

http://www.wikihow.com/Set-a-Specific-Country-in-a-Tor-Browser

For country codes:

http://www.b3rn3d.com/blog/2014/03/05/tor-country-codes/

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