In this guide, we will show you a couple of handy methods to fix the “Couldn’t complete your purchase Check that you have the correct country selected in your play account” error. Planning on making in-app purchases or buying an app? Well, one couldn’t think of a better play to get this job done than Play Store. And the reason for the same is hardly a secret either. The ease of making payments bundled with a safe transaction gateway from Google makes it the go-to choice for the masses.
However, this process does have the quirk of showing tantrums every now and then, with a slew of payment-related errors making it quite difficult as well as equally infuriating to carry out such transactions. The latest one to make its presence felt is an issue related to the region. Whenever a user tries to make a payment, they are notified that their Play Store account has an incorrect country added [by incorrect we mean that it’s not from the same region where the user is currently residing] and hence the payment cannot go ahead.
However, in reality, that isn’t the case as the users are infact residing in the same region that is added to the Store account. Making matters worse is the fact that this issue has been going on for well over a year but is still yet to be rectified. With that said, we stumbled upon a couple of nifty workarounds that should help you rectify this issue. So without any further ado, let’s check them out.
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Fix “Couldn’t complete your purchase Check that you have the correct country selected in your play account”
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Turn off Data Roaming
Your first course of action should be to turn off Data Roaming and WiFi and then try making a purchase via Cellular Data.
FIX 2: Try The SIM Switch
One user shared this interesting workaround that has worked for many. So he was living in country A, purchased the phone in country A, used a credit card from country A [don’t use any VPN, and his Google Play Store is set to country A. However, he was using a SIM card from country B but was getting this error message as Google thinks he is in country B just because the SIM card was from country B. To rectify this issue, here are the steps that he took:
- To begin with, turn off WiFi and enable Cellular Data.
- Then switch the SIM card to one from country A and make the purchase.
- Now delete the data of the Play Store and restart your device.
- Finally, switch back to your original sim from Country B and enjoy the purchase!
That’s it. These were the two different methods that should help you fix the “Couldn’t complete your purchase Check that you have the correct country selected in your play account” error. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are aware of this issue, but they haven’t given out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when that happens, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workarounds are your best bet.
