Re: Chrome Language Change
Hercules Montero
Language diversity is a big deal for Google, catering to a worldwide user base of cultures and dialects. Your default language setting on Google Chrome may be English, but there are options for folks who don't speak English. Language barriers are removed with a Chrome feature that translates web page text into your chosen dialect. Here's how to change the language settings on devices running Google Chrome, including useful Chromebooks, Android devices, and PCs, all conducted within Google Chrome.
You can change the default language of Google Chrome from the Windows app. If you install Chrome on a Mac or Linux computer, you can only change it from your computer's settings menu. You may need to restart the browser for the settings to take effect. Additionally, the option to display Chrome in a language or offer translations may be grayed out, meaning Chrome doesn't support the language on its user interface (UI).
There isn't an option to change Chrome's language from within the browser if you don't own a Windows, Chromebook, or Android device. The app uses your default settings. If English is your device's language, that's what you see in the browser.
Google Chrome offers a long list of languages to choose from. No matter your first language or preferences, you can break barriers when browsing the internet. If you don't find your dialect among the available ones, Google regularly releases updates for Chrome to ensure users have the best browsing experiences. To enjoy them, update your browser to the latest version.
Just to let you know my current language of Chrome is English. However, I do have several other languages inside the setting and English is not the first one. Problem fixed after I putting English back onto the top of the list.
@Design - thanks for the clarification. There is currently no way to independently alter the localization/language of 1Password X. It will inherit whatever the browser uses as its first language. You have Chrome set to Japanese, so 1Password X will be Japanese as well. If you switch Chrome to English in chrome://settings/languages , then 1Password X will be in English as well.
Most desktop browsers have settings that allow you to check or change the language preference settings. These tell the server what language you prefer for pages and resources that it sends you (separately from the language of the browser user interface). See the next section for examples of how to change these settings. However, for browsers on mobile devices (and at least one on the desktop), the language preferences are likely to be determined by the operating system settings, or in some cases by the language of the system when you installed the browser.
Browsers that allow you to change your language preferences will generally allow you to specify a list of languages, so that if your first choice is not available you can say what alternative languages to try, and in what order.
If your browser is set to request a language for a specific region, such as Canadian French, you should ensure that there is another language tag listed after it with just the vanilla language subtag (ie. just French in this case).
In many cases, the initial browser setting will meet your needs. For example, if you have a Japanese version of a browser, the browser typically assumes that you prefer pages in Japanese, and sends this information to the server. The details below tell you how to discover and change the language preferences if you need to.
When your browser pulls a document from the Web, it sends a request to the server where the information is stored. This is known as an HTTP request. With the request, the browser sends information about its language preference settings.
The HTTP request carries this language preference information in the Accept-Language header. If the server is set up to return alternate versions of a page or resource in more than one language, and the language you prefer is available, it will go through a process known as HTTP content negotiation to find content in the language(s) indicated in the HTTP request. If there is only one version of a page on the server, that version will be retrieved. If none of the languages you request are available, the server should be set up to return a default language choice.
Most mainstream browsers allow you to modify the language preferences that your browser sends with the HTTP request. The value itself should conform to BCP 47 (Tags for the Identification of Languages). It is typically a two- or three-letter language code (eg. fr for French), followed by optional subcodes representing such things as country (eg. fr-CA represents French as used in Canada). Regions can include larger areas than countries. If you set Spanish for Latin America, you are likely to set es-419. (Learn more about language tags.)
When the browser preferences include multiple languages, the browser will assign a qvalue (quality value) to each of the languages lower down the list. This is a kind of weighting system that is supposed to help the server understand the order in which you prefer the languages. Here is an example of an Accept-Language header with multiple languages. Danish is preferred. If that fails, British English is requested, and finally any type of English.
You can typically specify several alternatives that will be treated in order of preference. The following example shows a setting in Firefox for someone who would prefer Swiss French pages, but if that is not available would settle for any French, German or English page, in that order.
To ensure success you should configure your browser to request both fr-CH and fr, in that order. This will cause the server to look for a Swiss French version first, but failing that, look for any French version before going on to German.
Chrome will automatically set this up in the Accept-Language header that is sent by your browser, even though you won't see the vanilla language listed in the dialog box, but most browsers don't. It's best to start by checking what your Accept-Language header is currently set to, make some adjustments, and then check again.
We list here examples of how you would change the language settings for recent versions of a number of popular browsers on Windows or OS X desktop platforms. We use the latest versions of those browsers at the time that this article was written.
Edge. Open the Regions & language page in Settings and select the option to add a language. In many cases, you will be asked to select a region at the same time. Once you have made your selection(s), move or remove languages in the list to establish your preferred order. Restart Edge.
If you choose a language+region combination, Edge will automatically set both a language tag for the language+region and a following tag for just the vanilla language in your Accept-Language request. In the dialog box listing languages, however, you will only see the language with the region. For example, if you choose Espaol (Amrica Latina), Edge will automatically add es-419 followed by es in your Accept-Language request, although you will only see Espaol (Amrica Latina) in the dialog box.
If you then add Spanish for Mexico to the list, you will automatically end up with es-419, es-MX and es, in that order, although you will still only see Espaol (Amrica Latina) followed by Espaol (Mxico) in the dialog box.
You can create custom language tags by typing the BCP-47 tag for the language you wish to add in the search box of the Add a language page in the Desktop Control Panel (see a picture). In such cases, the script of the language tag must be one supported by Windows. For example, typing tlh-Latn in the Search box returns Klingon (tlh-Latn) and adds tlh-Latn to the Accept-Language request.
Chrome. Open the browser settings, and in the advanced section scroll down to find Languages. Open Language and Input Settings and add the language or language+region choice you want from the list available. Order the resulting list so that it is in descending order of preference. You don't need to restart Chrome.
If you choose a language+region combination, Chrome will set that option followed by just the vanilla language. For example, if you choose French (Canada), Chrome will add that followed by French in your on-screen preference list.
If you then add French (Switzerland), it will add that choice to the bottom of your list and you will need to manually move the French (Switzerland) choice before the vanilla French choice in the dialog box.
Firefox. Open the browser settings and the Content tab. Under the Languages heading, choose your preferred language(s) by selecting the language or language+region combination you want from the list provided. Then adjust the order to indicate your order of preference.
If you choose a language+region combination, Firefox will just add that option to your list and you will need to manually add the vanilla language just after it. For example, if you choose French/Canada [fr-ca], Firefox will add just that to your list and you will need to add French [fr] after it yourself.
Safari. On OS X the language sent is that specified in the OS X system language preferences. To change those preferences go to System Preferences > Language & Region > Preferred Language, but be aware that it will change the language of your user interface, not just your browser language preferences. Make sure you know how to switch back to your normal language!
You can have a long list of languages in this dialog box, but Safari will only send the top item with the Accept-Language header. If you select English (U.K.) in the preferences, the browser will send en-gb in the Accept-Language header (and nothing else).
The basic rule here is that if your language preference list contains a language tag containing a hyphen, such as fr-CH (French as spoken in Switzerland), you should consider adding an additional language tag without the hyphen, ie. fr (French) in this case, immediately after.
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