Using Arabic, Chinese, and other Languages on your Android Device

Many Android devices support more languages than are offered in the settings. You can use apps from Google Play to have your device use a different language, however.

Here’s what the language settings on my AT&T One X by HTC looks like:

If I install the More Locales 2 app from Google Play, however, that app offers these:

I often switch to languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean to test the translations of the dice puzzle game, Lock n Roll, that I do the programming for. Incorrectly formatted strings can crash Android apps and translators don’t always preserve the symbols needed. Here’s what my phone looks like set to Chinese:

Not all apps will be able to display a given language, however, and may default to something else. In another example situation, an HTC customer wanted to use her phone in Arabic and was super happy when we were able to switch it over easily. Hope this helps whatever situation you are in!