How to change web search language

I was just typing in English in the Google search tab when suddenly simplified Chinese popped up instead of English words. Now I can’t search because I don’t know how to eliminate the Chinese characters popping up instead of English. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.



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iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Aug 6, 2024 8:27 AM

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Posted on Aug 6, 2024 8:49 AM

Hello!


To change your language on Mac:

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Go to Text Input on the right, then click Edit.
  3. Click the Add button , then search for a language (such as English). Select one or more input sources for each language you want to use.
  4. Click Add.
  5. To begin writing in another language, select the language you want to use in the Input Menu in the menu bar. You can click Show Keyboard Viewer in the Input menu to see the keyboard layout for the language that’s currently selected.


To change your language on iPhone:

  1. Go to Settings  > General > Keyboard.
  2. Tap Keyboards, then do any of the following:


  • Add a keyboard: Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list. Repeat to add more keyboards.
  • Remove a keyboard: Tap Edit, tap  next to the keyboard you want to remove, tap Delete, then tap Done.
  • Reorder your keyboard list: Tap Edit, drag  next to a keyboard to a new place in the list, then tap Done.


  • To switch keyboards while typing text, touch and hold  or  and tap the name of the keyboard you want to switch to.


Hope this helps!

-Drake


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Aug 6, 2024 8:49 AM in response to Chouchouathome

Hello!


To change your language on Mac:

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
  2. Go to Text Input on the right, then click Edit.
  3. Click the Add button , then search for a language (such as English). Select one or more input sources for each language you want to use.
  4. Click Add.
  5. To begin writing in another language, select the language you want to use in the Input Menu in the menu bar. You can click Show Keyboard Viewer in the Input menu to see the keyboard layout for the language that’s currently selected.


To change your language on iPhone:

  1. Go to Settings  > General > Keyboard.
  2. Tap Keyboards, then do any of the following:


  • Add a keyboard: Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard from the list. Repeat to add more keyboards.
  • Remove a keyboard: Tap Edit, tap  next to the keyboard you want to remove, tap Delete, then tap Done.
  • Reorder your keyboard list: Tap Edit, drag  next to a keyboard to a new place in the list, then tap Done.


  • To switch keyboards while typing text, touch and hold  or  and tap the name of the keyboard you want to switch to.


Hope this helps!

-Drake


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