Surpassing language barriers is one of the significant challenges for any audience, especially in the collective space where numerous conversations are happening on numerous platforms in numerous languages all the time. Social technologies have broken the complications of space and time, enabling users to interact 24/7 with more people than ever before. Build on Erlang, a programming language developed in the ’80s, WhatsApp is among the best freeware, cross-platform messaging where one can easily make video calls, send and receive images, documents, other media files, and even the user can share their live location over IP app. With more than 200 million monthly active users, WhatsApp wants users to chat more and it makes sure that language is no barrier while using it. This is the reason why the chat app is available in more than 40 languages and up to 60 on Android across the globe. Keeping the diversity in mind, the tool allows users to use it in all languages. Whatsapp has its biggest user base in India and therefore the Facebook-owned company recognizes the significance of the Indian market and ensures most of the popular Indic-languages are supported in the app. WhatsApp offers a total of 10 local languages in Indi. Starting from Hindi, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada even Malayalam.
HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IN WHATSAPP
As a general rule, WhatsApp by default follows the language of the user’s phone. This means that if one change the language of their phone from English to Nepali, the app will automatically be in Nepali. Unlike WhatsApp for iOS, the Android version of the messaging app allows users to choose the desired language right from within the app.
IF ONE WANTS TO CHANGE THE PHONE LANGUAGE
- ON IPHONE
- Open Settings app.
- Tap on General.
- Select the option Language & Region.
- After that click on iPhone Language.
- Select the desired language. One can easily find the desired language by typing the name of the top box.
- Then finally tap on the Done option at the right top corner to confirm the changes.
- ON ANDROID
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap on Language & input.
- Select Languages.
- Tap and hold a language to position it at the top, or tap add a language
- Then add your desired language.
- On Windows
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap on Time & language.
- Select Language.
- Tap and hold a language to position it at the top, or tap add a language
- Then add your desired language.
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FEATURES FOR INDIA
Whatsapp has extended additional options for its biggest user base India. This feature is available to the users of Bangladesh as well. If one has an Android smartphone and a mobile no. from India (starting with +91) or Bangladesh (starting with +088) one gets the option to change the language from within the Whatsapp app.
- Steps
- Open Whatsapp
- Tap the menu button at the top eight corner and select settings .
- Next, tap on Chats.
- Next up, tap on App Language and then select the preferred language from the available options.
CONCLUSION
Whatspp offers such language diversity to no other country except India. So if one wants to talk to their native friend or relative whatsapp offers the liberty.