Android 13 Per-App Language Preferences

Earlier, we described the Themed App Icons feature of the new Android 13 operating system, well, now, we are detailing another feature that is: Per-app Language Preferences.

Android is open sourced, which has infinite modification possibilities, due to which, we can use supported apps in a language that is not the system’s default language.

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Android 13 Per-App Language Preferences feature allows users to change the language of certain apps while keeping the system (smartphone) language unchanged.

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Many Android smartphone users speak more than one language, therefore, Google has added a top feature request. Android 13’s App Language feature allows you to assign specific languages to individual apps.

In contrast, you can keep your phone’s language to English, while Android 13’s feature helps you use each of your apps in a different language such as YouTube in French and Maps in Japanese.

Inspired by Android 13, Samsung’s One UI 5.0 also adapted the App Language feature, which makes it possible to use some apps in one language and other apps in another through Settings.

How to select an App Language

With Android 13, users can select their preferred language for each app through System Settings. They can access these settings in two different ways which are as follows:

• Access through the System settings

Settings > System > Languages & Input > App Languages > (select an app)

• Access through Apps settings

Settings > Apps > (select an app) > Language

Google on App Language feature:

In many cases, multilingual users set their system language to one language such as English, but they want to select other languages for specific apps, such as Dutch, Chinese, or Hindi.

In order to help apps provide a better experience for multilingual users, the latest Android 13 update introduces various tools and additional APIs for app developers so they can make apps App Language supported.

With Android 13 Beta 2, Google added App Language section, which included all apps installed on the phone. Google and other OEM-made apps would work well, however, third-party app developers need to make required changes.