Option to change app language

[ApostolosKourpadakis]

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App version

3.3.2

Where did you get the app from

Google Play

Problem you may be having, or feature you want

So I use the application for about a month now and when I first downloaded I am pretty sure it was by default in English. When I opened again the app after some weeks, it had automatically changed to Greek. So I searched in the settings if there is an option to change languages but I couldn't find one. I think that this could be a great feature because not everyone that lives in a country (e.g. Greece) is familiar with the native language. If this feature already exists please let me know!

Suggested solution

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[ByteHamster]

This was already requested in #113. I think, however, that things have changed since then. Android 13+ supports per-app language settings, which we can enable as follows: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/app-languages

For someone implementing this, first try the automatic version and see if it contains languages that we don't actually support. If that is the case, create a script to create the language config file from the list of actual AntennaPod languages (i18n/values directory)

not everyone that lives in a country (e.g. Greece) is familiar with the native language.

The language is not based on your location but on what language you select on the Android settings screen.

[antennapod-bot]

This issue has been mentioned on AntennaPod Forum. There might be relevant details there:

https://forum.antennapod.org/t/implement-android-13-per-app-language-setting/2287/2

[tonytamsf]

If that is the case, create a script to create the language config file from the list of actual AntennaPod languages (i18n/values directory)

@ByteHamster You are suggesting to run the script on the device?

[ByteHamster]

No, my idea was to have a script that we can run as part of creating a new release. We already have a bunch of scripts there (contributors list, website languages, etc). However, if AGP's automatic detection works well for us, we do not need a script (and should not create one).