Connecting Gemini – Brave says region not supported, but I'm in the US

[sideeyez]

Briefly describe your issue:

On a brand new macOS laptop connected to the same network my old laptop is connected to, I’ve installed Brave and am now attempting to setup my Brave Rewards connection to an existing Gemini account (which the other laptop is using successfully). I’m in the US, and navigating to Brave Rewards (brave://rewards in the browser).

When I click the “Connect account” button, the next screen has Gemini grayed out with the message “Not available in your region.”

What Operating System and Brave version are you using? (Menu --> About Brave)
MacOS Sonoma 14.1

Version 1.61.109 Chromium: 120.0.6099.144 (Official Build) (arm64)

Who is your verified custodian? (Uphold/Gemini/bitFlyer)
Gemini

Are you in a supported region? (see here for list of supported regions)

I’m in the US, so … yes? I think?

[Saoiray]

@sideeyez

Are you in a supported region? (see here for list of supported regions)

I’m in the US, so … yes? I think?

@sideeyez might have helped to click the link. If you did, you’d see the below:

It says for Creators only. In other words, not for Rewards. Hence you wouldn’t be able to connect your Rewards to it.

Also might want to check out things like article below:

PSA: Known issue with Gemini (Gemini is down)

Update: January 26, 2024 A couple weeks ago, give or take, we had a Community Call. In it one of the things asked is whether we’d see Gemini reinstated and/or countries added to Uphold happen before or after on chain payments arrived. The answer is that it is more likely for on chain payments to land first. There is no immediate sight of Gemini becoming fully active again, though it’s still being worked on. Do keep in mind things change and there’s always a possibility for good news. But for …