Here's how to get 'Pokémon Go' on iPhone and Android — even though it's not available in your country yet

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Pokémon Go is proving wildly popular — so popular that its developers, Niantic, have "paused" its global roll-out as the company struggles to cope with demand.

The app is already more popular by some metrics than Tinder in the US, and has even helped a teenager stumble onto a dead body as she searched for new pokémon.

Currently, the Pokémon Go app is only available in Germany, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. Although a UK launch is planned for the future, the app is not currently available in Britain — officially. 

However, resourceful Pokémon fans have found ways to get the game running in the UK, on both iPhones (and iPads) and Android smartphones.

Here's how.

This guide starts with instruction on how to install "Pokémon Go" on the iPhone. For Android instructions, scroll down.

First, on iOS. Here's what the top of the free apps in the UK App Store looks like right now. A fake version of "Pokémon Go" is in the number one spot.

Head to the "Featured" tab in the App Store and scroll down to your Apple ID.

Hit "Sign Out."