americanuck
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Q: How do I change the language after restoring my iPhone?

I just received my iPhone 5s. I unlocked my iPhone 4S and I'm giving it to my daughter. I restored it to original factory settings, but when it starts up, the language is not English. It appears to be Swedish. How can I cnange the language before the iPhone is even set up? Thank you.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7

Posted on Oct 4, 2013 1:32 PM

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Q: How do I change the language after restoring my iPhone?

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  • by allan778,

    allan778 allan778 Oct 4, 2013 2:44 PM in response to americanuck
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    Oct 4, 2013 2:44 PM in response to americanuck

    Go to Settings->General->International->Language and then select British English -> Done. The phone will then reset to English as it's default language.

    This may be difficult as the menus are currently in Swedish. To help, the "International" menu option is fifth from bottom of the "General" menu on my iPhone 5.

    Hope this helps.

  • by cheonweb,

    cheonweb cheonweb Oct 4, 2013 2:49 PM in response to americanuck
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    Oct 4, 2013 2:49 PM in response to americanuck

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2371

  • by americanuck,

    americanuck americanuck Oct 4, 2013 4:09 PM in response to americanuck
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    Oct 4, 2013 4:09 PM in response to americanuck

    Thank you for the responses. I knew how to change the language through Settings. My problem is I can't get to settings. The restored iPhone's first screen I'd Hello in multiple languages then goes on to set up the network settings, iTunes settings etc.  It's these setup screens that are in Swedish and I can't get to the menus. Can I change the language at the initial setup screens?

  • by allan778,

    allan778 allan778 Oct 5, 2013 3:07 AM in response to americanuck
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    Oct 5, 2013 3:07 AM in response to americanuck

    From memory one of the first questions asked during initial setup is which country are you in. This selection will dictate the language used on the phone.

    Failing that, my last suggestion would be to allow the phone to complete the initial setup in Swedish ( perhaps with iTranslate on your other phone if the questions are not obvious ) and then change the language as originally suggested.

    Apologies for missing your point initially.