I've got the Samsung S21 Olympic Edition (SM-G991Q), and I've been trying to get Samsung Pay to work. Because the phone was handed over in Japan, it has a different 'regional code' (I think it's called a CSC) to where I'm currently living in South Africa. Even though I've got the app installed, every time I open the app it shows a bunch of text I assume to be either Koren or Japanese, which kinda looks like theyre saying the app isn't ready for you just yet. But of course it is, because there are other normal S21's and they can use Samsung Pay.
Any form of help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I'm not sure a software reload will fix this. The software is different because it's the Olympic Edition (Btw, that's cool. I've always wanted Limited Edition Samsung devices). Try taking a screenshot of the message and use the Google photos app to translate it via Google Lens. It would be good to know what it's actually asking rather than assume it's not region locked cause imagine you are visiting SA from Japan and you want to use Samsung Pay...
Well luckily it's the only Samsung app that does it. I did what you suggested and it came back with a Korean to English translation of 'To Expect! A simple and secure mobile payment will start soon.'
It's been like this for months, so maybe it'll come in the next few months or so🤷
Hey. Have you had any luck with samsung pay yet? I've been in SA for about 5 months now with my Korean s21 ultra and still waiting for Samsung pay to "work". I was told to go to a Samsung service crentre to have it sorted.
Yeah well luckily for you, if it's the plain old S21 Ultra and no 'special editions', then the service centre should actually be able to do it for you, free of charge
I also wanted to go the Odin route, but if it goes wrong, apparently it could fry the psp board, so I'm holding out until this Korean Samsung Pay comes along. So the tech guys should be able to help you out
