How to Change Your Country in YouTube

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: August 10, 2022 Tested

On Desktop

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On Mobile

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Using a Proxy to Unlock Videos

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the country from which your content is provided on YouTube. You can do this on both the desktop version and the mobile app version of YouTube. Changing your content location on YouTube may make some videos unavailable in your area. If you want to access videos that are unavailable in your region, you'll need to use a proxy service instead of changing your YouTube country.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

On Desktop

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Open YouTube. Go to https://www.youtube.com/. This will open your profile's home page if you're logged into YouTube.
- If you aren't logged into YouTube, click SIGN IN and enter your email address and password before continuing.
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Click your profile icon. It's in the upper-right side of the YouTube page. A drop-down menu will appear.

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Click Location. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Select a country. Click the country from which you want to view content. Doing so will refresh the page and set your content's location as that country.
- Changing your YouTube country will only change the order in which some content is displayed. If you want to view videos that are blocked in your region, you'll need to use a proxy.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

On Mobile

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Open YouTube. Tap the YouTube app icon, which resembles the red and white YouTube logo. This will open your profile's home page if you're logged into YouTube.
- If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and your password before continuing.
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Tap your profile icon. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A menu will open.
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Tap Settings. You'll find this near the middle of the screen.
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Tap Location. It's near the bottom of the "YOUTUBE" section of options.
- On Android, you may first have to tap the General tab.
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Select a country. Find in the list the country you want to change to, then tap the country to select it. You should see a checkmark appear next to the country.
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Tap
. This arrow is in the top-left corner of the screen. Your settings will be saved.
- Changing your YouTube country will only change the order in which some content is displayed. If you want to view videos that are blocked in your region, you'll need to use a proxy.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using a Proxy to Unlock Videos

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Open the ProxFree YouTube proxy. Go to https://www.proxfree.com/youtube-proxy.php in your computer's web browser. This website will allow you to use servers in other countries to view YouTube content that is locked in your country.
- Keep in mind that using ProxFree to circumvent government-approved content blocks is illegal.
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Scroll down to the "Server Location" heading. It's near the bottom of the page on the left-hand side.
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Click the "Server Location" drop-down box. This is below the "Server Location" heading. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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Select a server location. In the drop-down menu, click a country other than your own. This will ensure that YouTube thinks your browser traffic is coming from your selected country and not your actual one.
- For example, if you're in the United States, it's usually safe to pick a country in Europe.
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Enter the URL for the specific video you want to watch if possible. If you have the address of a specific video that you want to view, enter it in the text box to the left of the blue PROXFREE button.
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Click PROXFREE. You'll find this button in the middle of the page. Doing so will open YouTube in your proxy's tab.
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Browse YouTube unrestricted. You can use the YouTube search bar near the top of the page to search YouTube like usual, but any restricted content should now be available.
- If you still can't find or access restricted content, try using a different server location.
- If you entered the URL for a specific video, your video should open.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I make YouTube permanently change my location?

Community Answer

Log into Gmail on your PC, and change the billing address to the new address. On the phone, go to settings, scroll down to accounts, and select Google. Select the account with which the phone has been synced, and select "remove account" at the bottom.