Is it posible to change the locale of my device?

Question

In my Android phone when I go to Settings -> Language and Keyboard Settings -> Select Language I see "Locale" as the title on the top row and see that only few languages are listed. I suspect its because of this "Locale" setting.

Where I can change it so that all supported languages will be listed? Under Settings -> Language & Keyboard I don't see a "Locale" option.

What phone do you have and what version of Android is it runnning? That may well affect the answers. — GAThrawn, Mar 14, 2012 at 14:37
I don't think "Locale" is a separate setting anywhere. It just looks like the list title/header to me. This also sounds like it may be a duplicate of How do I add a new language? — eldarerathis, Mar 14, 2012 at 17:47
android version is 2.3.5 . Does the language list depend on teh android version or is it divide by the mobile manufacturer — preetha, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:59

eldarerathis · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19 20:06:06Z

5

The keyboard settings shows all supported languages no matter the locale of the device, so if a language is not listed than it's not supported. A good alternative is AnysoftKeyboard; you can download language packs for it.

edited Mar 19, 2012 at 20:06

eldarerathis

36.7k16 gold badges144 silver badges175 bronze badges

answered Mar 15, 2012 at 9:01

user13391

Add a comment |

Izzy · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-24 20:48:24Z

If you want to change locale settings on your device, the Set Locale and Language app¹ might prove helpful as well. Locale-Einstellung looks almost the same. MoreLocale 2² might offer an alternative, as it also allows to create custom locales -- which is also supported by Custom Locale³.

Set Locale MoreLocale2 Custom Locale