I recently moved to another country and I’m having trouble updating my country setting in the Amazon app. I’m looking for a step-by-step guide or any advice to make this change. Has anyone done this before and can share their experience? Thanks!
I moved countries a few years back and had the same issue with the Amazon app. Here’s how you can change your country setting:
- Open the Amazon app on your device.
- Click the menu (the three horizontal lines) in the top-left corner.
- Scroll down and tap on Settings.
- Under Settings, select Country & Language.
- Tap on Country and choose your new country.
- Confirm the change and restart the app if necessary.
Sometimes your app might redirect you to a browser for confirmation, especially for billing info updates related to Prime or any subscriptions.
Remember, if you have an Amazon Prime subscription, changing countries might alter available benefits. As an example, some content or deals might disappear based on regional availability. One more thing, your saved addresses and payment methods might not carry over automatically, so you may have to re-enter them.
If you face any issues, try checking Amazon’s official help pages or contacting their support directly. Some users have also recommended uninstalling and reinstalling the app if it continues to glitch during this process.
Updating your country setting isn’t just a minor tweak; it can also affect the types of products and services available to you. Be sure your account details, like billing info and address book, reflect your new location properly.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you’ve got more questions.
Hey, just piggybacking on @sterrenkijker’s advice, but wanted to add a few more nuggets from my own experience. If updating the country through the app’s settings doesn’t fully solve your problem, consider tweaking from the Amazon website itself.
- Log into your Amazon account on a browser.
- Go to the Accounts & Lists dropdown.
- Click on Manage Your Content and Devices.
- Under Preferences, you’ll find Country/Region Settings.
- Select Change and follow the instructions to set your new country/region.
Heads up: This change can sometimes take a while to fully propagate through your account settings and might need a browser cache cleanup (just for good measure).
If you’re also dealing with switching to a new marketplace instead of just a simple country switch, you might want to visit the URL for your new country (e.g., amazon.de for Germany, amazon.co.uk for the UK). Sometimes Amazon accounts behave differently with country-specific marketplaces, making it a bit finicky.
And speaking from personal experience, ensure your new payment method matches the local currency to avoid hiccups. I’ve had instances where my American cards wouldn’t work properly on the European Amazon without a bit of troubleshooting.
Also, remember that modifying regions can affect your Kindle library or device compatibility, so be ready for some content to temporarily disappear or reappear in a different format due to licensing differences.
It’s a bit of a digital dance, but get those steps right and you’ll be enjoying your localized Amazon content soon enough. Good luck!