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Use MAS region instead of macOS region & add mas region #689

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Use MAS region instead of macOS region & add mas region

Resolve #684

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Misc DocC cleanup.
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Signed-off-by: Ross Goldberg <484615+rgoldberg@users.noreply.github.com>
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Add region command.
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Use region from `SKStorefront` obtained from `SKPaymentQueue` for macOS 10.15+.

Pass `region` as argument to `lookup` & `search` functions instead of saving as a class member to isolate region to specific calls.

Rename `country` as `region` as much as possible.

Minor cleanup.

Resolve mas-cli#684

Signed-off-by: Ross Goldberg <484615+rgoldberg@users.noreply.github.com>
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liby commented Mar 11, 2025

I've been exploring the new region subcommand added to mas CLI in version 1.9.0 and have some observations I'd like to clarify:

  1. I've upgraded to mas 1.9.0 on macOS 15.3.1 and ran mas region --help. It appears this command currently only displays the App Store region without the ability to set it. Is this correct?

  2. I've noticed that mas region doesn't actually show my Mac App Store region (US App Store account). Instead, it reflects my macOS system region setting:

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    • When my macOS region is set to CN, mas region outputs CN

    • When I change my macOS region to US, mas region outputs US

I tried to find documentation about this feature by looking at the references in the GitHub issues. In #444, you pointed to #75 for information about the region command, but when I checked the comments related to #75, it referred back to #444 for details on the --region option. Neither issue provides clear usage instructions.

Could you provide some clarity on the current functionality and intended use of this command?

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@liby mas region is currently display only, as per mas region --help.

The 2 issues you referenced are feature requests; neither has been implemented yet.

#684 is the feature request for the existing mas region; it is linked as a closed issue in this PR's description.

If mas cannot obtain what it thinks is the MAS region, it then defaults to the macOS region (from System Settings). That's possibly what's happening in your case.

I don't have credit cards in multiple countries. I tested by using my Apple ID in both macOS & the MAS, then I changed the Apple ID in the MAS (via the MAS GUI, not from the command line) to a friend's Apple ID from another country. mas region always showed the region of the Apple ID used in the MAS, not the region of the Apple ID used in macOS.

Maybe the Apple private framework behaves differently for changing the setting you changed. Maybe you cannot have a different region for the same Apple ID in the MAS & macOS.

Can you tell me your region in the MAS & your region in macOS before & after your defaults write …?

Can you try changing the country in your MAS GUI, rather than using a command line?

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@liby See #782

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