How to change the language of WhatsApp

Aaron Rivas

5 minutes

How to change the language of WhatsApp

If you have WhatsApp on your mobile and, for whatever reason, you want to change its language, you can do it whenever you want... It's easier than you can imagine. So don't worry if you don't know. Here we tell you how.

Changing the language on WhatsApp won't take more than a minute. It's done through your phone's settings, and only requires a few steps. Here are the instructions:

So you can change the language of WhatsApp on your Android mobile

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Unfortunately, WhatsApp doesn't allow you to change the language through the app itself , at least not in most countries. The language of the world's most popular instant messaging app can only be changed through Android settings, as we mentioned above, and the steps are as follows:

  1. First of all, Go to the settings of your Android mobile. To do this, look for the gear icon located somewhere on the home screen or the app drawer, or slide the notification/status bar to tap on the gear icon, which is located in the upper right corner of the screen. screen, near the battery level icon.
  2. Now, once you are in the settings, look for the checkbox "Additional settings".
  3. Then click on «Languages ​​and entrances».
  4. Then click on the input "Languages" to choose the language you want to change to in WhatsApp. There you will find the one in use and many others, which are the ones you can choose from.
  5. Now, to finish, confirms the choice for the language to apply to the system. This last step is optional, since it applies only if said message appears.

Please note that the steps described may vary slightly depending on the phone, Android version, and manufacturer's custom interface. This means that the names of the indicated entries may differ slightly, as well as the location of the language options on your phone and Android device.

Furthermore, these steps aren't just for changing WhatsApp's language. When you change your phone's language, the entire system, as well as other apps and games, will automatically switch to that language. Similarly, you can revert to your previous language whenever you want by simply following the same steps.

If you are lucky and the country in which you are located allows you to change the WhatsApp language through the settings of said app, just open it and click on the “More options” icon, which is the one located in the corner top right of the WhatsApp interface, the one with the three dots. Then press on “Settings”, and then choose the “Application language” entry. Finally, you just have to choose the preferred language. This is the only way to change the language of WhatsApp only, without changing the language of other apps, let alone the system language.

Change the language of WhatsApp on your iPhone

If, on the other hand, you have an iPhone, the steps to follow are somewhat different:

  1. The first thing you should do is go to "Setting".
  2. Once you are in “Settings”, look for the entry of "General" and click on it.
  3. The next thing to do is click on «Language and region».
  4. Then you have to click on the box "iPhone language".
  5. Subsequently, you must choose the language to which you want to change WhatsApp (and the iPhone system itself), and then confirm said choice, by clicking on "Switch to (selected language). "

Change WhatsApp language on KaiOS phones

There are few mobiles with KaiOS operating system, but if you have a mobile with this OS, you must follow these steps:

  1. Sign in "Settings".
  2. Then look for the entry of "Personalization" and click on it.
  3. Then you must click on "Idiom", and then press "Language" again.
  4. The next thing to do is select and confirm the language you want to use on the mobile and, therefore, WhatsApp, to finally click on «OK» o "SELECT", no more. As simple as that.

If this information has been useful to you, you can take a look at some of the following articles about WhatsApp that we have previously done here, on Androidsis:


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