How to redeem foreign digital movie codes in Google Play

[Eidolon]

Wouldn't it just work if you ask a friend in a foreign country to log in for you and redeem it there? Then when you log into Youtube, it should be ready to use?

[kannibaliztik]

Originally Posted by Eidolon

Wouldn't it just work if you ask a friend in a foreign country to log in for you and redeem it there? Then when you log into Youtube, it should be ready to use?

No

[Eidolon]

Originally Posted by kannibaliztik

No

Why not?

[kannibaliztik]

Originally Posted by Eidolon

Why not?

because of region locking.

[Eidolon]

Originally Posted by kannibaliztik

because of region locking.

What?! Since when have Google Play digital copies been region locked? They just aren't redeemable outside of the country they come from. Once they're redeemed, they're supposed to be accessible anywhere globally as I understand it.

https://support.google.com/googlepla...16151?hl=en-GB

From the above Google support page:-

You can only redeem your promotional code within the country that you bought your DVD or Blu-ray. If you’re travelling and you bought a DVD or Blu-ray with a digital copy, make sure that you redeem the digital copy before you leave that country.

It doesn't say anywhere that it won't play outside said country once redeemed. If that was the case, surely Google would mention that on their support page? But it does advise to redeem it in said country, thereby implying that it will work elsewhere once redeemed...

[kannibaliztik]

Originally Posted by Eidolon

What?! Since when have Google Play digital copies been region locked? They just aren't redeemable outside of the country they come from. Once they're redeemed, they're supposed to be accessible anywhere globally as I understand it.

https://support.google.com/googlepla...16151?hl=en-GB

From the above Google support page:-

You can only redeem your promotional code within the country that you bought your DVD or Blu-ray. If you’re travelling and you bought a DVD or Blu-ray with a digital copy, make sure that you redeem the digital copy before you leave that country.

It doesn't say anywhere that it won't play outside said country once redeemed. If that was the case, surely Google would mention that on their support page? But it does advise to redeem it in said country, thereby implying that it will work elsewhere once redeemed...

well, feel free to try it out and let us know if that works.