How Change the Language on a Cell Phone
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- Select “Settings.” If your phone is still in the default settings that it came in
- your Settings button will be on your home screen. The icon looks like a gray gear. Select “General.” A list will appear when you choose Settings. Scroll down until you see one that says General
- with a gray icon depicting a gear.Select “Language & Region.” Scroll down in the list that appears under General until you find Language & Region. Tap this to open another menu.Find your desired language. You may see a list of languages or
- depending on your version of OS
- you may need to select iPhone Language to access the list. Scroll down to find the language you wish to use.The languages will be first listed in their native language
- then listed in the current iPhone language underneath. Select your desired language and tap "Done." A confirmation message will appear at the bottom of your screen
- asking: “Would you like to change the iPhone language to ____.”Confirm the change by tapping “Change to ____.” Within 20 seconds
- your iPhone will be in the new desired language.Start at the Home screen. On your Android
- press the home button below your screen in the center. The home button looks like a house with an A-framed roof.Some Samsung phones don’t have the house icon on their home button. It will just be a raised button in the bottom center of the phone.Select the App Drawer icon. This is typically in a row of icons at the bottom of the screen. In a Samsung phone
- it is on the far right. The icon will be a series of dots arranged in a grid.Select “Settings.” Once in the app drawer
- look for the “Settings.” Depending on the Android you have
- the icon will differ. Older versions have a gray and blue rectangle with horizontal sliders. Newer versions will have an icon that looks like a round gear.It is not the gear with the small “g” in the middle. This is the “Google Settings” app.Select the white and gray “A” icon. A list will appear when you open your settings. Tapping the A icon will open your language settings.Select desired language. Once you select the “A” icon
- a list of available languages will pop up. They will be listed in their native language to make it easy for you to find. For example
- Spanish will say “Espanol
- ” and French will say “Francais.” Tap your desired language and your Android will switch to that language. Be patient; it will take approximately 30 seconds to switch. Find “Settings.” Search through your phone for your Settings
- possibly labeled Settings & Tools. It may be an icon with gears on it or
- in older models
- you may need to open your menu and scroll down through a list to find it. Select “Phone Settings.” Within your settings
- you may see an option that’s titled Phone Settings or something similar. This will lead you to another menu.Select “Language” and find your desired language. A list will appear with the different languages that are installed on your phone. This list will likely not be as extensive as on an iPhone or Android
- but will contain the most popular languages spoken globally.
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