Whether you’ve accidentally changed your iPhone’s language settings, or you want to switch between languages for personal or professional reasons, adjusting the language on your iPhone is a relatively straightforward process.
In this guide, we’ll provide step-by-step instructions on how to change your iPhone language, including converting from Chinese and Arabic to English, altering the language in Safari, modifying the language while texting, and more.
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Changing Your iPhone Language
To change the overall language on your iPhone, follow these steps:
- Open ‘Settings’: This icon typically looks like a set of gears.
- Tap on ‘General’: This will open a list of your iPhone’s general settings.
- Scroll down and tap ‘Language & Region’: This option is usually located near the bottom of the list.
- Tap ‘iPhone Language’: This will bring up a list of available languages.
- Select your desired language: After you’ve chosen your language, tap ‘Done’ in the top right corner.
- Confirm the change: A pop-up message will ask you to confirm the language change. Tap ‘Change to [chosen language]’ to finalize your selection.
Changing Language from Chinese to English
If your iPhone is currently set to Chinese and you want to change it to English, the process is the same as outlined above. Given the language barrier, you may need to rely on icons and placement to navigate the menus.
‘Language & Region’ is typically towards the bottom of the ‘General’ menu and ‘iPhone Language’ is the first option in the ‘Language & Region’ settings.
Changing Language from Arabic to English
The process for changing from Arabic to English is also the same as the generic process outlined above. Please note that the Arabic language reads from right to left, so the layout will be mirrored.
In this case, ‘Done’ will be in the top left corner and the confirmation button will be on the left side of the pop-up message.
Changing Language on Safari on iPhone
Safari, like other apps, uses the overall language settings of your iPhone. To view websites in a different language, you will need to change the iPhone’s main language settings as explained above.
However, for some websites, Safari may offer to translate the page, depending on your settings and the page’s language.
Changing Language While Texting
To change the language while texting, you’ll need to add a new keyboard in your desired language:
- Open ‘Settings’.
- Tap on ‘General’.
- Scroll down and tap on ‘Keyboard’.
- Tap on ‘Keyboards’ at the top.
- Tap ‘Add New Keyboard’.
- Select the language you want to add.
After you’ve added the new keyboard, you can switch languages while texting by tapping the globe icon on the bottom left of the keyboard.
How to Change the Language Back to English
If your iPhone is set to a different language and you want to change it back to English, follow the general process outlined above.
Use the icons and menu placements as your guide if you’re struggling with language comprehension.
In conclusion
Your iPhone is designed to make it easy to switch between languages as needed, whether you’re adjusting your overall settings, switching languages while texting, or translating webpages on Safari.
Now that you understand how to manage these settings, you’ll be able to customize your iPhone to suit your language needs at any given time.