How to change the language on a OnePlus, for the phone or one app

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › System & update › Language & region

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Language & region

   Open Settings, System & update, Language & region. Tap Edit under English.

   Done

2. 

   Add and drag to the top

   Each language has a green add button. The page says to drag a language to the top to make it the system default.

   Done

3. 

   One app: tap the app

   Back on System & update, tap App languages, then the app. Only apps that support it are listed; we tapped Chrome.

   Done

4. 

   Pick the app's language

   For Chrome: System default or any listed language.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual uses Settings, Additional settings, Language & region. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• App not in the list? It does not support its own language setting. Source: Change app language on your Android phone

If this does not work

• App ignores the language? The app must support it; Google says only apps that offer per-app languages are listed. Source: Change app language on your Android phone
• Dates or numbers look odd? Region sets the format. Ours was Germany; the Example block under Region shows how dates and numbers will look.

About this guide

You can change the whole phone's language or just one app's.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Ours was English, region Germany. We looked and changed nothing.

Good to know

Switch between 12-hour and 24-hour time on a OnePlus.

In short: System & update, Language & region, Edit. Or App languages for one app.