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How to change the language of one app on Android

Photo of Abu Bakar SaadatBy Updated 9 November 20264 min read

Devices: Pixel 10a (Android 17), Galaxy A57 5G (One UI 8.5) and Galaxy S26 (One UI 9.0) · Checked October 2026 · Publisher: Saadat Rafiq

Real screenshot · Pixel 10a, Android 17

In short

Open Settings, tap System, then Language and region, then App languages. Tap the app and choose the language. On a Samsung Galaxy it is Settings, General management, App languages. The rest of the phone keeps its language.

Well, not everyone wants one language for everything: you may want your banking app in English and your messages in Urdu or German. The good news is that Android can set a language for a single app without changing the language of the whole phone.

On our Pixel 10a, Language and region is on the System page in Settings, under Languages and input, and App languages is a normal entry on the Language and region page.

Steps 7 to 10 show the same task on a Samsung Galaxy, where App languages is under General management. Those screenshots are from our Galaxy S26 with One UI 9, apart from the first, from our Galaxy A57.

9 of 10 steps show a real screenshot from our Pixel 10a (Android 17), Galaxy A57 5G (One UI 8.5) and Galaxy S26 (One UI 9.0).

Steps

0 of 10 steps
  1. 1

    Open Settings and tap System

    Scroll down the Settings list and tap System.

    On our Pixel 10a, System sits between Battery and About phone, with the line Languages, gestures, time.

    Android screenshot: Open Settings and tap System
  2. 2

    Tap Language and region

    It is under Languages and input.

    On our Pixel 10a, its line reads System languages, app languages, regional preferences, speech.

    Android screenshot: Tap Language and region
  3. 3

    Tap App languages

    It sits under More language settings, with the line Choose the language for each app.

    On our Pixel 10a, the only preferred language listed above it was English (Germany), marked System language.

    Android screenshot: Tap App languages
  4. 4

    Tap the app

    According to Google, only apps that support per-app languages appear in this list.

    On our Pixel 10a, every app in the list, such as Calculator, Chrome and Gmail, showed System default.

    Android screenshot: Tap the app
  5. 5

    Choose the language

    Tap a language, for example Deutsch (Deutschland). Suggested languages are at the top, and the rest are under All languages.

    On our Pixel 10a, Chrome suggested System default, Deutsch (Deutschland), English (Germany) and English (United States).

    Android screenshot: Choose the language
  6. 6

    Go back to the phone's language

    Open the same list, tap the app and choose System default.

  7. 7

    Samsung Galaxy: open General management

    Open Settings and tap General management.

    Android screenshot: Samsung Galaxy: open General management
  8. 8

    Samsung Galaxy: tap App languages

    App languages is on the General management page. On our Galaxy S26 it sits between Language and Language packs.

    Android screenshot: Samsung Galaxy: tap App languages
  9. 9

    Samsung Galaxy: tap the app

    On our Galaxy S26 the page says Only apps that support language selection are shown here. Chrome, Drive, Gmail, Google, Google TV, Maps and others all showed System default. We used Chrome.

    Android screenshot: Samsung Galaxy: tap the app
  10. 10

    Samsung Galaxy: choose the language

    On our Galaxy S26, Chrome suggested System default (ticked), Deutsch (Deutschland), English (Germany) and Español (Estados Unidos), with the rest under All languages. Tap the one you want; we left System default.

    Android screenshot: Samsung Galaxy: choose the language

If you do not see this option

  • Language and region is not in the main Settings list On our Pixel 10a, it is inside System. On our Samsung Galaxy S26, App languages is under General management instead (steps 7 to 10).
  • You cannot find System On our Pixel 10a, System is further down the Settings list, just above About phone. You can also type in Search Settings at the top.
  • The app is not in the list According to Google, the app's maker has not added support for per-app languages. Check that the app is up to date and look again. Source: Change app language on your Android phone

If this does not work

  • The language you want is not under Suggested Scroll down to All languages, or tap the search icon at the top right of the App language page.
  • The app still shows the old language Close the app, open it again and make sure the phone is online, as apps often have to download the language first.
  • You want to undo the change Nothing here is permanent. Open App languages, tap the app and choose System default.

Good to know

Don't worry if the app does not change straight away. Close it and open it again, and make sure the phone is online, because apps often have to download the language first.

If it still refuses, it can also help to add the language under Preferred languages with Add a language, wait a few minutes and try again.

If what you really want is to type in another language, you do not need this setting. See how to add a keyboard language on Android.

About this guide

Device
Android
Shown on
Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16, Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9.0, Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.S942NKSU5BZJB)
App
Settings
Path
Settings › System › Language and region › App languages
Real screenshots
9 of 10 steps
Checked
October 2026
Sources
1 official, linked below

Sources

Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.

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