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I think the localization preferences will be a big hit in European countries. Translations can be really hit or miss depending on how technical an app gets. For
by seanalltogether 4y ago
I think the localization preferences will be a big hit in European countries. Translations can be really hit or miss depending on how technical an app gets. For some apps, you might feel the developer did a good job with localization and want to view it in your native language, for other apps you'd rather use the English version because the translations are really bad.
- thiht 4y agoI also sometimes use the English version because it’s easier to find documentation. That’s also why I always use Linux in English, localized error messages are useless.
- fomine3 4y agoThis is a pain on Windows. I can't use an app in different language easily, like by just run `LANG=en_US.UTF-8 xeyes`.
- melgafin 4y agoAbsolutely. I generally use English (not my native language) as default language for my Android phone, but there are some apps where the English translation is pretty awful and that I prefer to use in the original language. For these use cases app developers needed to add in-app language switchers, which can be a bit of a pain to implement. There are still situations where the setting in Android won't cut it though, namely if Android doesn't know the language at all. For example, Android doesn't know Romansh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaeto-Romance_languages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaeto-Romance_languages) is a thing, so if an app wants to add a translation for it, it needs to be an in-app switch.