Mobile Phones Android How to Change the Language on Android Devices You can switch between multiple languages too by Molly McLaughlin Senior Content Strategist Molly K. McLaughlin has been a technology writer since 2004. Her work has appeared on many tech sites across the web including PCMag, Dealnews, Wirecutter and many others. our editorial process Twitter LinkedIn Molly McLaughlin Updated on April 09, 2021 Tweet Share Email Android Switching from iOS What to Know Go to Settings > System > Languages & Input > Languages > Add a Language > Select a language and a dialect if applicable. Open the app in which you want to type. Tap and hold the space bar and select a language. To change your region in the Play Store app, tap the menu icon > Account > Select the country > follow the on-screen instructions. This article outlines how to change your Android’s language from English to another language and how to change it back. How to Change the Language on Your Phone Changing the language takes just a few steps. Changing the language takes just a few steps. Go to Settings. Tap System. Tap Languages & input. Tap Languages. The current language is displayed. Tap Add a Language. Select a language and a dialect if applicable. Now you can switch between languages as needed. How to Switch Languages on Android Anytime you use your Android keyboard, you can switch between languages on the fly. Open the app in which you want to type. Tap and hold the space bar. Select a language. How to Change the Language on an Android Back to English To switch between languages, tap and hold the space bar in the app you’re using and select the language. If you no longer need to type in a language, you can remove it. Go to Settings. Tap System. Tap Languages & input. Tap Languages. The current languages are displayed. Tap the three-dot menu icon. Tap Remove. Tick the box next to a Language. Tap the trash icon. Tap Remove. How to Change Your Android’s Region If you move to a different country, you can change your region. You must be in that country to change it. You might not see this option if you’ve changed your country within the last year. However, once you’ve added a new country, you can switch between the two. Open the Play Store app. Tap the menu icon (three vertical lines). Select Account. Tap the country you’re in under Country and profiles. (If you don't see this option, you can't change it.) Follow the on-screen instructions to add payment methods. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit