Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Android ID & Android System SafetyCore

From	Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, alt.privacy, uk.telecom.mobile
Subject	Re: Google Android "DSID" cookie, Android ID & Android System SafetyCore
Date	2025-03-19 13:38 +0000
Organization	NOYB
Message-ID	<vrekt6.ul0.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> (permalink)
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David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:
> On 19/03/2025 09:17, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> > Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
> >> On 17 Mar 2025 15:44:15 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote :
> >>
> >>> Google has a specific term for this "country of the account"
> >>> attribute, but I can't remember the name and it's too much effort to try
> >>> to dig it up again.
> >>
> >> The term you're looking for is likely "Google Play country".
> >> Sometimes it's called the "Play Store country".
> >>   <https://support.google.com/googleplay/thread/299769746/important-information-regarding-google-play-country-settings-you-should-know?hl=en>
> >>
> >> It affects:
> >> a. Content Availability
> >> b. Pricing and Payment Methods
> >> c. Legal and Regulatory Compliance
> >>
> >>   *How to change your Google Play country*
> >>   <https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7431675?hl=en>
> >>
> >> Warning: There is a waiting period, and it's long (12 months!)
> >> before you can change it again, so don't change it lightly!
> >>   <https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7431675?hl=en#:~:text=After%20you%20initially%20set%20up,you%20can%20make%20another%20change>
> > 
> >    Thanks for that!
> > 
> >    And thanks for the warning. You can't only end up with the wrong
> > country, but also with the wrong currency (for the correct country and
> > vice versa). Been there, done that, got the T-shirt (which I had to pay
> > in Australian dollars instead of in Euros).
> > 
> >    Sadly the webpage only talks about changing your 'Google Play country',
> > but not how to  check what it's currently set to.
> > 
> >    It's reasonable to assume it's the same as the country of the 'HOME'
> > address of your account [1].
> 
> It might be reasonable, but I don't believe its true. My "Spanish" 
> account has no home address set. If you read the instructions on 
> changing the country it does not mention changing your address.
> 
> To check what its set to just follow the instructions for changing, so
> 
> 1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Store app Google Play.
> 2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.
> 3. Tap Settings and then General and then Account and device preferences 
> and then Country and profiles.
> 
> you can then see your country...

  Thanks for that! It correctly list my country ('Netherlands') and my
name.

> > [1] Strangely the 'HOME' address doesn't mention the country, only the
> > street address and city and shows a Google Maps picture of that
> > location.
> 
> I wonder if things work the other way round. It uses the Play Country to 
> set the country for the home address.

  Maybe, but in the old days there was no Play Store / Google Play and
also now you can have a Google account without ever using the Play Store/
Google Play, so I think you 'HOME' address is set in the Google account,
not in the Play Store part of your account.

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