How to change my phone location
How to change phone location
Posted on Nov 2, 2026 9:12 AM
How to change my phone location
Posted on Nov 2, 2026 9:12 AM
Nov 2, 2026 10:19 AM in response to zakariyas160
Do you mean change country setting on your account (that is what is used on an iPhone)?
The article Change your Apple Account country or region - Apple Support describes how to change your Apple ID country or region, and the requirements and results of doing this.
You may encounter various issues and here is how to deal with them:
● Remove all your Apple Account balance using one of these two ways (if you use the first one you do NOT need to contact Apple):
- Add a credit or debit card to your account and buy items (not subscriptions) just in excess of your remaining balance. This will use all the balance and any excess will get charged to the card.
- Use the link in this article --> Check your Apple Account balance - Apple Support to contact Apple about removing account balance. Apple will keep the balance.
If you cannot empty your account balance you will have to create a new Apple Account in your new country.
● Subscriptions
Make sure all subscriptions have been canceled (see: Cancel a subscription from Apple - Apple Support ) and have fully expired. If you do not want to wait, you will need to contact Apple and request any ongoing items you have to be ended immediately.
● Payment Methods.
In the first link above, Apple says: "You might need to enter a valid payment method for your new country or region.” Refer to the list in: Payment methods that you can use with your Apple Account - Apple Support Note that some payment methods in that list may not be acceptable to set as a payment method for country change purposes; for example, account balance. While Apple has through the years avoided making any unequivocal statement about the country origins of such a payment method, using one from a financial institution in your new country may be the easiest way to ensure you don’t run into problems.
● Pending purchases and refunds
If you have pending purchases, or refunds in the process of being returned to you, you will have to wait until these clear. You can canel a pre-order (see: View or cancel pre-orders for apps, movies, music, or books - Apple Support )
● Leave or disband any Family Sharing groups.
Refer to How to leave or remove a member from a Family Sharing group - Apple Support
● Read this support article If your Apple ID or other options are greyed out in Settings —> If you can't sign out due to restrictions, or your Apple Account is grayed out in Settings - Apple Support
For items where you need to contact Apple to resolve an issue, see if there are options for a live chat or telephone call at the bottom of this page --> Contact Apple Support - Apple Support Select your country. Not all countries have all options and telephone numbers tend to only work when calling from the same country.
Nov 2, 2026 9:28 AM in response to zakariyas160
Are you trying to change the country or region set up in your Apple Account? If so, the link below explains all the steps you will have to go thru to do that.
Change your Apple Account country or region - Apple Support
If this is not what you mean, then please explain the situation in more detail.
Nov 2, 2026 10:20 AM in response to zakariyas160
If instead you mean the language setting, refer to this article: Change the language and region on iPhone - Apple Support
"You set the language and region of your iPhone during setup. If you travel or move, you can change the language or region."
1. Go to Settings > General > Language & Region.
2. Set the following:
The language for iPhone
The region
The calendar format
The temperature unit (Celsius or Fahrenheit)
3. To add another language and keyboard to your iPhone, tap Add Language, then select a language.
See Add or change keyboards on iPhone. Add or change keyboards on iPhone - Apple Support
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256387575