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Languages on iPhone

There are over 30 languages on iPhone that are already pre-installed.  All what you have to do is enable them by following the procedure in this page.

The versatility of the iPhone is one of its beautiful powers. You can simply go to websites of different languages and display them correctly without a problem, and without installing any additional software. All what you need to do is to add the iPhone keyboard to the language you want.

As you can see below, Aljazeera Arabic website is displayed correctly without any additional settings using iPhone Safari or any iPhone browser.

iPhone tips on how to view languages on iPhone

Languages on iPhone can be changed in two areas, the keyboard language, and the system language.

arabic languages on iphone The Keyboard Language changes the virtual keyboard characters to the desired language on the iPhone so that you have the ability to type in 2 or more languages on the same document, and being able to switch between the keyboards easily.

The System Language changes the system language on iPhone so that all pre-installed applications like Photos, Maps, and Weather are translated to the selected language. Moreover, your Settings, system messages and errors will also be translated to the selected language.

You can only have one system language but multiple keyboard languages. The iPhone must reboot after each system language change.

 

The iPhone Keyboard Language:

You can add the keyboard language in Settings, General, keyboard, and then International Keyboards and then select the Keyboards option to add a new iPhone language keyboard.

iphone keyboard languageChange keyboard language on iPhone

 

Select the desired keyboard language from the available list by turning it on. In this example, I added Arabic keyboard but of course you will get a list of many languages to select from.

languages on iPhone arabic keyboard for iphone

Once the iPhone language desired is selected from the settings list, you will be able to access this new keyboard anywhere in any text field by tapping and holding on the globe button to see the list of available iPhone language added as shown below.

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Once you are in the iPhone keyboard selection, you will see three keyboards layout that you can select from. This is for bigger iPhone screens to help with one handed typing. You can choose to move the keyboard closer to the right edge, or left edge for easy access to the alphabets with one hand.

As you can see above, the keyboard is shifted to the left side, and to the right side. Also notice the arrow which allows you to go to the default centered orientation of the iPhone keyboard.

The example above shows iPhone Notes typing in both arabic and English . For Arabic typing the iPhone switches the typing direction from left to right automatically.

 

The System Language:

The other option of changing languages on iPhone is the overall system language. This is accomplished by selecting a language in Setting, General. Then, Language & Region and then "Add Language".

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Once a language is selected, your iPhone will restart, and the whole interface will be changed to reflect that language.

Apple application like Notes, Weather, Stocks, and Maps names and options will be changed. All system menus and error messages will also be changed to the selected language on iPhone.

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The iPhone will restart, and the whole system will be changed to Arabic as shown. Even the Undo feature, system warnings and errors will be changed to Arabic. A very beautiful job from Apple. You can follow this procedure to switch to any of the 30 available languages on the iPhone.

In the pictures below, you see the settings menu and the notification center, the clock, and app names all in Arabic.

iphone arabic settings

 

Switch Language back to English:

If you have switched your iPhone language to something other than English, you might find it difficult to switch it back to English since the system will be displaying another language.

This situation could happen if you accidentally switched the language on your iPhone to a language that you don't understand. Then all the text on your iPhone become a foreign language to you.

Here is a graphical way to return language back to English.

  • Settngs icon to change iPhone languageTap the Settings Application which has an iPhone icon that looks like this.
  • By going to your home pages, and looking for this icon, you will be able to open the settings app no matter what language your iPhone is.

Change language on iPhone

Now once you get to the settings which is in a different language, look for the general icon, which looks like settings app icon shown below on the left.

iPhone languagesHow to change iPhone language

When you get to the General screen, languages on iPhone becomes a little tricky to find. Therefore, you will need to count down from the CarPlay icon.

You need to count down to the sixth option in this screen to get to the system languages area.

In the next screen shown below, you need to tap the first button, and you will see English in the list. Tap English and then tap the button at the top right to confirm or top left depending on the language. The iPhone will restart and will go back to English language.

How to change iPhone languageChange language on iPhone back to English

Also check out Arabic iPhone application for more interesting Arabic apps in the app store.

 

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