One of the secrets most shared by the Android community is to change the region of the mobile to enable new functions or discover new apps on the phone. However, unless you are looking for something very specific, you may not find this process useful.
Whatever it is, those who want to know the steps to change the region or country on their phone with Android operating system, can consult the steps to follow below, the risks to which the phone is exposed and, most importantly , what is going to be gained and what is going to be lost by doing so.
How to change a mobile region
The apps and services that we use on Android , especially on Chinese mobile phones such as Xiaomi, Huawei, OPPO or Relame, are different depending on the region that we configure on the phone.
Changing the zone is as simple as opening the configuration panel, locating the Additional Configuration or Additional Settings menu and entering the Language and Region menu. Once inside, all you have to do is select the country to which you want to “transfer” your mobile phone.
What changes when setting a new region on Android
This process does not work in the same way in different mobile manufacturers. Xiaomi is one of the main beneficiaries when it comes to changing the system region but almost all of them will offer the following advantages.
Appearance of new apps
The example of Xiaomi comes to us that not even painted to see how, when selecting another country, other apps can appear. If we establish India as the region, we will see how the mobile shows new system apps such as My Pay, although, unfortunately, we can do little with it in Spain.
Feature enhancement
Many current mobiles have a theme app that allows us to change the system interface to our liking. However, this app is subject to regional restrictions and this is the reason why in some models we can alter more or less elements on the screen. By selecting the region China or India we will see more icons, more themes and more fonts.
Increase the volume
In Spain there is a law that establishes a limitation of the volume of our smartphone when using headphones. If we change to a region that is not subject to these laws, we will see a warning that concerns about our hearing health disappears and we can use the headphones at will.
Change system fonts
Changing fonts on Android is always a headache because by default the customization layers offer few or very few. If you want to find more fonts, either in the Play Store or in the aforementioned manufacturers’ theme apps, it is best to change the region of the mobile to get where the system does not leave you by default.
Remove restrictions
If your smartphone has any more restrictions, you can always try to change the country in which it is configured to try to avoid them, such as volume or themes.
It is dangerous?
No, it won’t even change the language unless you choose to do so. Changing the region of the mobile will not alter its operation and existing applications will not be affected, so they will still be updated normally.
Usually when we refer to “country” or “region” with respect to an Android device, it has to do with how you buy the software and multimedia content for it. Thanks to the mosaic of copyright laws and the way multimedia content is licensed globally, the main goal of having a phone respect the regulations of different countries or regions is to be able to determine what software and media it is allowed. to buy.
Beware of changing the country Google Play
With Google Play you have to be very careful as many choose to change the region to download games that have not been released, for example, in Spain. However, you should know that if you have money hosted on Google Play, this balance is linked to the country with which you use the store, so you will not be able to use that balance in the new territory. You will only be able to use it when you reconfigure the original region.
This wouldn’t be a big problem if it weren’t for the fact that you can only change the Google Play country once a year.
