How to fix languages in App Store

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Created Aug ’24

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I just put my app on the store for pre-order. I wanted to localize it to Spanish (don't ask me why 😅), so it should be supporting English (primary language) and Spanish. However, on the App Store, it thinks that my app only supports Spanish. How do I fix this in App Store Connect (or wherever it should be fixed)? Thank you so much for the help!

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Answered by Developer Tools Engineer in 799499022

If you are using String Catalogs for localization, one way to workaround this issue is by having at least one string in the String Catalog translated to some non-default value in English. This can just be a manual string that is never referenced in code or used at runtime.

This will force the generation of an en.lproj in your app which should cause the App Store to detect English as a supported language.

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Jackson-G OP

Aug ’24

You can change the default language in the project settings of your app:

Additionally in App Store Connect you can setup a product page for different languages/countries

;-)

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Developer Tools Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’24

Recommended

If you are using String Catalogs for localization, one way to workaround this issue is by having at least one string in the String Catalog translated to some non-default value in English. This can just be a manual string that is never referenced in code or used at runtime.

This will force the generation of an en.lproj in your app which should cause the App Store to detect English as a supported language.

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CoolCraftsBayarea1 OP

Aug ’24

this is what I have right now 714868511ec7382e8b26008651b19141777761e91335072cfd49cd89d0273f10.png

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CoolCraftsBayarea1 OP

Aug ’24

Excuse me sir. I am struggling and I would really appreciate a reply @Developer Tools Engineer

My app goes off of pre-order in 7 hours, and I have no idea if this is going to work or not.

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Developer Tools Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’24

If you are using String Catalogs you will need to have at least one string in the String Catalog translated to some non-default value in English. (You can simply use the + button to add a string and give it some value.) It does not need to be a string that is actually used anywhere in the UI.

You can verify this by building your app and checking inside the built app for an en.lproj folder. You can see the built products using Product > Show Build Folder in Finder.

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