Wifi Xoom: Us mode trick (for apps and services)

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You do not need anything for US apps. No root, no prop files...

I just solved the problem yesterday...


---> Go to Google Maps
---> Settings Tab
---> Latitude
---> Settings Tab
---> Settings
---> Select "Set Your Location/Manually Select a location on the map"
---> "Point on map"
---> Go to anywhere in america tab and hold a point
---> Tap to select this point


Taddaaa, everthing is now open... Books, Earth paid apps everything... As long as you keep your latitude there ( only latitude app cannot be used, It will show you in US (mine is currently in nebraska) ) you can buy and use any app.

After that, you can just change it back to "Select your location..." (Be aware that when you select back to this option you may lose books and youtube)

I'm already in US so not a problem for me, but I want to congratulate you on such a clever fix. I hope that all of the non-US Xoomers discover this thread.

I'm already rooted and on brd's hc Verizon 3.1 image. So I have google books, video app, us market. I tried this method and it does not allow me to purchase books via google books, so I do not see any difference.

I have to update. You must have a rooted device and have paidappsenabler.

When you set your latitude to US and select tmobile from paidappsenabler, it works.

I have been using it like that for some time now.

Originally Posted by RoryPG

I'm already rooted and on brd's hc Verizon 3.1 image. So I have google books, video app, us market. I tried this method and it does not allow me to purchase books via google books, so I do not see any difference.

The difference is that if you're not rooted you can still get US apps.

Does this still work? Can't get it to on my UK Xoom WiFi

Doesnt work for me!! Damn, this would be to nice..., I really need it cause i dont have the google books app anymore!! Maybee someone can send me the apk!

Originally Posted by oaz1

Doesnt work for me!! Damn, this would be to nice..., I really need it cause i dont have the google books app anymore!! Maybee someone can send me the apk!

Check withing astro if its still on the Xoom then unfreeze it using titanium backup.

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I tried this a few days back and couldn't get it to work. I'll retry now, post results.

[Edit] No, no. Didn't work for me. I wonder what OP did that made it work
Creating a new Google account, though, from the device itself... that did the trick for me. And tethering using a US wifi (basically masking the IP), but otherwise... nothing.

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Got it to show some US apps and the books tab (but not books app), but still couldn't install US apps.

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