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Final edit to add: IGNORE THIS COMMENT! Nothing to see here, but I can't delete this post. tl;dr I got excited because I couldn't see the RH app returned in a
by samizdis 6y ago
Final edit to add: IGNORE THIS COMMENT!
Nothing to see here, but I can't delete this post. tl;dr I got excited because I couldn't see the RH app returned in a play store search, even though I could see the app via a direct link. A commenter has pointed out that this is because the app isn't available where I am, in the UK. Sorry for the fuss.
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I've just posted the comment below in a dupe of this post [0], but am keen to see whether anyone else can reproduce my result:
I just searched for the app so that I could see what reviews remained, using my desktop browser pointed at:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=robinhood%20trading&c https://play.google.com/store/search?q=robinhood%20trading&c...
Top results include Trading 212, Webull, eToro and others - and the page goes on for quite a while (Coinbase, Bamboo, etc) before eventually ending up with kids' cartoon Robin Hood games.
The Robinhood app itself hasn't been displayed. Can anyone else confirm this?
Edit to add: Just tried searching using the suggestion [1] that came up after I typed the word "robinhood" into the query box - which was "robinhood trading app uk" - and chose that. I thought that perhaps there was some georestricted stuff going on. But no: I scrolled to the end and the Robinhood app was not listed.
[1] https://play.google.com/store/search?q=robinhood%20trading%2 https://play.google.com/store/search?q=robinhood%20trading%2...
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Further edit to add that I followed the link given in this post, which took me to the RH app page with its (remaining) reviews, and then copied the title of the app as given "Robinhood - Investment & Trading, Commission-free", and pasted it into the search box.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Robinhood%20-%20Investment%20%26%20Trading%2C%20Commission-free&c=apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Robinhood%20-%20Inves...
Again, that search returned lots of other apps, but not the Robinhood one. Any ideas why?
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25951215 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25951215
- crote 6y agoSome apps are region-locked. It doesn't show up in my search either, but if I manually go to its play store page [0] it states "This app is not available for your device". Blocking apps you can't use from search isn't that unexpected. [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robinhood.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robinhood....
- samizdis 6y agoYes, you are right. It was pointed out to me elsewhere that it's not available in the UK, which is where I am. I was searching via desktop, and didn't get the "not available for your device" message on the app's page, but did get an "add to wishlist". So, thanks once again. No mystery here after all :-(