Android 13 lets you change the language in specific apps without changing it for your system as a whole. Here’s how.
Android 13 is a simple incremental update, just tweaking what was available on previous versions of Android. However, it comes with some hidden handy features which are really useful. One is the ability to change the language of individual apps on your device. We’ll show you how.
How to set language per app on Android
By default, your system language dictates the language used in apps on Android. But if you want to use a different language in a specific app, you can do so by following these steps:
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and select System.
- Faucet Languages and input and select App languages on the next page.
- Select the application for which you want to change the language used. You can use the search icon on the top right for convenience.
- Under the app App language page, select your preferred language. Android 13 will automatically save your changes.
You will notice that few of your installed apps appear under the App languages page. The reason is that since the feature is still new to Android, few developers have implemented it in their apps. Even some of Google’s main apps, such as Google Photos and Gmail, are still unsupported at the time of writing.
Until more developers integrate the feature, you have no choice but to dig into an app’s settings page and figure out if it supports multiple languages.
Different apps have the option in different places, so you need to search online for specific steps to change the language if more than one is supported. However, you don’t have to worry about all these issues when you can use Google Translate in any Android app.
If you have an iPhone, you can also change the language of individual apps on iOS through the Settings app.
Use different languages per app on your Android phone
Setting per-app language preferences has always been limited on Android, as it has always been left to app developers. With Android 13, Google is making it easier for developers and users to customize their language preferences. It’s a win for multilingual users, as you can now use Chinese in Chrome and Spanish in Google Maps if you want.
