I updated to Monterey 12.4 today and now the flag icon is missing from the keyboard input selection menu in the task bar. Instead of the flag icon, characters are used to display what is selected. (Eg for English US the characters US are displayed instead of the US flag).
How can I change this so a flag is displayed again?
Mac mini, macOS 12.3
euan thomas wrote:
How can I change this so a flag is displayed again?
You can change it back by installing a custom layout. See
New Icons for Input Sources/Keyboard Layo… - Apple Community
euan thomas wrote:
How can I change this so a flag is displayed again?
You can change it back by installing a custom layout. See
New Icons for Input Sources/Keyboard Layo… - Apple Community
Yes, Apple has changed the indicator. There is no way to change it back. You can let them know if you don't like the change here:
LoBoogie wrote:
Is there a source for why/when the option was removed. I would like to display flag icons on the menu bar as well.
There is no official source. Apple never makes these kinds of things public.
The most likely explanation is that it was simply never a good idea in the first place. Sometimes programmers, specifically American programmers, do things they think are cute and clever. But those ideas can annoy other people and sometimes even break laws. The relationship between a language, keyboard layout, country, and flag is not straightforward.
LoBoogie wrote:
Is there a source for why/when the option was removed.
As for When, the remaining flags including US were removed with 12.4 on May 16, 2022.
Apple has been moving away gradually from flags over the years. Perhaps the recent need to decouple the Russian language keyboard from the Russian flag made them decide to go all the way.
The flags have been removed by Apple.
Good to know!
Is there a source for why/when the option was removed. I would like to display flag icons on the menu bar as well.
Flag icon missing from keyboard input selection menu
