Filament2008
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11-27-2022 05:28 AM (Last edited 11-27-2022 05:33 AM ) in
OthersSome Galaxy Store Apps are Region Locked.
The Good Lock App for example, is only available in 15 countries.
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A regional lockout (or region coding) is a class of digital rights management preventing the use of a certain product or service, such as multimedia or a hardware device, outside a certain region or territory.
For Philippines to be Region 'UN'locked these regional limitations, we would have to pay a fee to a group/business that made the software, in other words in this case, Philippines would have to pay a Royalty Fee to Samsung considering our Financial and Political instability.
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Filament2008
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11-27-2022 05:36 AM in
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The royalty fee Philippines has to pay is only part of the Grand Scheme of business
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11-27-2022 07:27 AM in
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works for me via finelock

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11-27-2022 07:22 PM in
OthersHello Filament2008,
Thanks for posting your comments here.
While we do our best to release the latest software and apps updates for all applicable devices and services as soon as possible, release times may vary depending on device version and model or service version, country/region, and network-dependent.
Thanks for your inputs, and appreciate the time and effort you put in to share your valuable comments. This helps us improve our products, apps, and services towards enhancing Samsung Galaxy experience for all.
We thank you for your patience.
