Why do some apps default to Asian languages on iPhone?

So suddenly three apps use asian language (Japanese/Korean/Chinese?) without me doing anything.

Here is Pressreader and Shazam, don’t remember what the third was.

Have you had/heard of this problem?

Iphone 12, iOS 18.2

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Posted on Dec 20, 2024 11:23 AM

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3 replies

Dec 20, 2024 12:04 PM in response to JimiSwe

The language is Simplified Chinese Mandarin. Go to Settings/General/Language & Region and reselect your language.

Tom Gewecke

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Dec 20, 2024 1:34 PM in response to JimiSwe

Go to settings / app name / preferred language and make sure it is set correctly

JimiSwe Author

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Dec 21, 2024 1:59 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thank you, Lawrence!

still weird how simplified Mandarin ended up there, but you were right!

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