When you open the menu on your Android device, you may notice that a language you don't understand is installed. In this case, it is almost impossible to use the device and the main question arises - how to change the settings on a tablet or smartphone. To do this, you need to follow certain instructions. For most devices, they are identical, except for small differences. For clarity, we will show the change of language on the example of devices from different manufacturers.
Instructions on the example of a device from Lenovo
Despite the same version of Android on a phone or tablet, the settings may have a different location depending on the manufacturer of the device. If you are the owner of a mobile device from Lenovo, then in most cases the following instructions will help you:
As you can see, changing the language on a tablet or other gadget running Android is not so difficult, because most of the settings have explanatory icons.
Example for Samsung brand devices
The methodology for this manufacturer is almost identical, with the exception that you need to go to other menu items. To change the language in the Android OS on a Samsung tablet or phone, follow these steps:
Now you can freely use your Android gadget. For brands of other phones, the instructions are almost identical. You need to go to the general settings, find the menu that is responsible for the language (as a rule, it has a pencil icon or letters), and change it on a tablet or phone.
For some users, these tips will not help for one simple reason - their phone simply may not have the required language, and therefore it simply will not be possible to change it. What to do in this case? There is an exit! Download required.
On the Android OS, there is one extremely useful application called MoreLocale 2. It allows you to localize your phone in order to set the desired language, for example, Russian. To use it, download it to your phone, and then follow these steps:
For users of newer versions of Android 4.2+, the Set Locale & Language program will help. It has similar navigation items, and you can easily handle "Russification" without outside help.
Now your Android tablet or mobile phone will be set to the language you need. Unfortunately, the program is not perfect, so some items may not be localized, but these are extremely rare cases. Thanks to this application, you can freely use the device by changing the language at any time, even if it is not provided by the standard settings. The application does not take up much memory, while it is very fast.
Users are often interested in how to change the language of the Android operating system from Chinese to Russian. Usually such questions arise after buying a smartphone in a Chinese online store. But, there are other options. For example, the language may change to Chinese as a result of . If you are also facing a similar problem, then this article should help you. Here we will talk about changing the language from Chinese to Russian in Android 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0.
How to change the system language on Android 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0
If you have a smartphone with Android 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0, then in order to change the language from Chinese to Russian, you must first open the settings. This can be done using the top curtain or the Settings app icon.
After that, you need to scroll through the settings and find the section "Language and input" there. But, if you have Chinese installed, and you cannot read the inscriptions, then you need to navigate by the icons. This section should have a globe icon.
Once the Languages & Input section is open, simply navigate to the topmost subsection.
After that, you will see a list of languages. If there is Russian in this list, then you just need to click on the button to the right of the language and drag it to the top of the list.
If the Russian language is not in this list, then it must first be added. To do this, click on the button with the Plus sign and select the Russian language in the list that opens.
After that, Russian will appear at the end of the list of available languages and you just have to drag it to the top, after which the language in the system will change from Chinese to Russian.
How to change the system language on Android 4.0
If you have a smartphone with Android 4.0, then the process of changing the language will be slightly different. First you need to open the settings.
After that, open the topmost subsection.
As a result, you should see a large list of languages. Here you just need to find the Russian language and select it.
After that, the language of the Android operating system will change from Chinese to Russian.
Basically, modern mobile devices on the Android platform, which are sold on our market, are already equipped with Russification built into the firmware. However, there are not rare cases when the device you ordered (for example, from China) does not have Russian localization. For some, this will not be such a big problem, but most users probably wanted their beloved "Andryukha" to communicate in their native language. That is why we will now tell you how to change the language on an Android tablet and phone.
Some users may be ready to accept a firmware that does not have Russian localization, but the on-screen keyboard should definitely be Russified, since sending SMS messages, chatting on social networks, etc. in Latin will be unreadable for the addressee. Therefore, first we will look at several ways that can help in this matter.
- Through the settings on your phone. Step by step, our actions should be like this.
On your device, go to the “Settings” section (or “Settings”):
Select the item "Language & keyboard" i.e. “Language and keyboard”, in the “Keyboard settings” section “Keyboard settings”) we find “language & input” - “Input language”:
click and select the desired language:
After the manipulations have been done, the key for switching the input language should be displayed on the keyboard, or the "space" button will show the current layout, and its change will occur by sliding the finger over the space in one direction or another.
Op-pa! It seems that everything was done correctly, but they didn’t find the Russian language in “language & input”? Do not rush to tear your hair on your head - we still have a hundred yards on this topic, therefore, we read further.
2. With a special application.
So, if the above method turned out to be inapplicable for you, then a great way out is to install a keyboard that supports the Russian language. In fact, this is a common utility, which can be downloaded and installed on your device without any difficulties. We will mention only two of the rather large assortment available, these are:
- a wonderful free keyboard, endowed with many functions and emoticons (by the way, it will come in handy if you are an active user of the Instagram network, because this feature is not provided in the service itself).
"" is a great tool for fast typing, has its own translator, checks the written text and much more.
After we install the application, you need to go to "Settings" (settings) and in the item "Language & keyboard" check the box next to the newly installed keyboard. If there is a need, then by clicking on the name, you can set the desired settings.
Despite the fact that, having read our article up to this section, typing in Russian will no longer be a problem, many owners of Android devices will certainly want their favorite device to have a completely user-friendly interface with Russian localization. How this can be done, we will now understand.
If you have an old version of Android OS (up to 4.2), then proceed as follows.
Download and install MoreLocale 2 - the most popular application for localizing Android firmware. Then, to Russify your system, perform the following steps:
Launch MoreLocale 2 and select the "Custom locale" item in the program window:
In the field that appears, press the "ISO" button, which is located next to the "Language" menu item and select the language - in our case, "Russian".
Then we press "ISO", which is located opposite the "Country" item and from the list of countries that appears, select "Russian Federation", press the "Set" button to confirm.
Now our smartphone can speak Russian. True, it is worth noting that if Russification is not provided for in the applications that are installed in the operating system, then it is possible that something completely Russified will not work, but this is already the tenth thing, right?
For versions with Android OS 4.2 and higher, our actions will be completely different, we read:
Full Russification for the latest versions involves some difficulties, but not for us, because in this case we have a couple of methods in our arsenal, one of which should definitely help.
First option. Install the Set Locale & Language program, which makes it possible to set the system language, even if it is not in the firmware.
However, some users complain that the program is not always stable, and after a reboot, the localization settings may disappear. Well, what can I say, here only personal testing can decide whether this program is suitable for your device.
The second option is with a computer. If the above method was useless for you, then we suggest using another opportunity to translate the system language on your tablet or phone into Russian.
- Download and install on your PC the latest version of the ADB program and the driver for your device.
- You need to install More Locale 2 on your mobile device
- On your Android, turn on the “USB debugging” mode (“menu”, then “Settings”, then “Developer options”, and “USB debugging”). If there is no “Developer options” item in your menu, find the “About phone” item in “Settings”, then on the name of the device model or on the firmware version itself, click “Developer options” ten times in a row to display the settings menu.
- We unpack the ADB program on the PC to the root of the “C” drive (the path to the executable file is: C:\adb\adb.exe).
- We connect our smartphone to the computer.
- We launch a command line application on the computer (command cmd.exe).
- In order to go to the C:\adb\ folder, enter the command cd c:\adb
- We are looking for our device, for which we enter the adb devices command
- Below the line “List of devices attached”, the identifier of our mobile device should be issued, after which, we enter “adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION”, we wait for the answer “locale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION "(If a mistake was made, you will have to carefully enter the command again).
- We disconnect the smartphone from the PC and launch the MoreLocale 2 application (the sequence of actions is described in the first section of this article).
If you could not find the latest version of ADB (the inscription "offline" next to the identifier), then you can download the package for Android SDK developers, after installation on your PC, the /platform-tools/ folder will contain the latest version of ADB.
It remains to draw your attention to the following detail: all the described localization methods for Android work at the software level, but by no means at the OS level, therefore, if you decide to reset your device to factory settings, i.e. perform a “hard reset”, then everything that you have achieved in terms of localization will fly to ... (in general, you yourself know where). But after all, you will always have the opportunity to return to this article and refresh your memory on how to install the Russian language on Android so that your "Andryukha" can communicate in Russian again.
Most mobile phones and tablets with the Android operating system sold on our market already have Russification built into the firmware. Even in Chinese smartphones of second-tier companies, their manufacturers are trying to localize the interface of the system and installed programs, including into Russian. Unfortunately, in practice there are still cases when a phone or tablet of a little-known company ordered from China comes with firmware in which the Chinese language is installed, and at best you can change it to English or one of the most common Western European languages. For some users who are fluent in foreign languages, this may not seem like a problem. But we think that most buyers would like to install their native language on their device and enjoy all its advantages.
Today we will tell you, dear readers, how to translate your Android into Russian. If you are one of the owners of the aforementioned mobile or tablet with an unfriendly interface, this article is written for you.
How to check the presence of the Russian language in the operating system
We assume, dear user, that since you are reading this article, you have already checked the settings of your Android device and made sure that the Russian language is not in the selection list. But if you still forgot to do this, check the availability of the Russian-language OS interface right now. Go to the menu item "Settings" of your phone or tablet and then select the item "Language & keyboard". In the menu that opens, select the first item "Select language" and check the list of available languages for the presence of Russian there. If it is missing in the system - it's time to install it, correcting this annoying flaw.
Russification of Android keyboard only
Some users are ready to put up with the fact that the firmware of their device or the interface of some programs do not have Russian localization, but they need at least Russification of the on-screen keyboard. After all, typing, social networking, sending messages, etc. in Latin are at least unreadable for those who will receive these messages. For such users, the solution may simply be to install a keyboard with Russian language support in the system. There are a lot of similar keyboards for Android, because, in fact, a keyboard is a regular program that you can download and install on your phone or tablet.
On the Google Play Market for the search query "keyboard" you can always find something suitable. One of the popular ones is SwiftKey Keyboard, which has support for Russian and Ukrainian languages. But you can choose any other keyboard to your liking, experiment. Installing applications from the Google Play market is described in detail on our portal at.
After installing the new keyboard, you just have to follow the path "Settings" ->
"Language & keyboard" and check the box for the keyboard we just installed. If necessary, you can click on the name of this keyboard and in the list of parameters that appears, make the desired settings for the program. Now you can type texts in any application in Russian.
How to Russify android (for Android up to version 4.2)
For many users, the conditional Russification given in the sections above is unlikely to be fully satisfied, and they will want their Android phone or tablet to communicate with them completely in Russian. You can do this, and now we will tell you how to translate Android into Russian completely if your phone or tablet has an old version of the operating system.
The most popular application for localizing Android firmware is MoreLocale 2, available for download on Google Play.
Download the program from there or install it on your mobile device in any way. Further, in order to install the Russian language in your system, you need to perform the following sequence of actions:
Run MoreLocale 2 and select the green item "Custom locale" in the program window;
In the window that appears after this, you must press the "ISO" button, located next to the menu item "Language", and select the language "Russian" there;
After that, press the "ISO" button, located opposite the next menu item "Country", and select "Russian Federation" from the list of countries;
Press the "Set" button to confirm your choice;
You can enjoy full localization, your phone or tablet has learned to speak Russian.
Please note: if the applications installed in the operating system do not have the Russian language initially, MoreLocale 2 will not be able to Russify them. Perhaps, in this case, your operating system will not be fully Russified. But is it better than nothing?
In addition, using the method above, you must consider the following: due to the changed rules for making changes to the OS configuration, this method will not work on firmwareAndroid from version 4.2.x and older. How to transfer devices with new versions of Android, read on.
How to Russify android 4.2 and higher
Full Russification of the entire Android operating system version 4.2.x and higher is fraught with some difficulties, but there are no such difficulties that a true Android system enthusiast cannot overcome, right?
To begin with, let's say that on Google Play there is a Set Locale & Language program that allows you to set the system language, even if it is not in the firmware. The developers claim that it can localize even Android version 4.2.x and older.
True, many users complain that the Set Locale & Language program does not always work stably, and localization settings may disappear after the application is restarted. Only one recommendation can help here: try, try, and hope that you are lucky and your device is localized reliably.
But if the previous method turned out to be useless for you, now we will teach you another method on how to translate the system language of your phone or tablet into Russian. This method was originally invented for HTC smartphones, but for other phones or tablets it also works fine in many cases.
To Russify new versions of the Android OS, we will need to download the adb program and install it on our computer. In addition, in this case, it is also necessary to install the More Locale 2 application, which has already been discussed above. Also install drivers for your smartphone or tablet on your PC. To Russify your Android device, follow the instructions below:
1. Enable the "USB debugging" mode on your device (Program menu -> "Settings" -> "Developer options" -> "USB debugging"). If the "Developer options" item in the menu on your device is missing, you need to find the "About phone" item in the "Settings" menu and click on the device model name or on the firmware version ten times in a row. "Developer options" will appear in the settings menu;
2. The ADB program must be unpacked on the computer to the root of the C: drive (the path to the executable file should be: C:\adb\adb.exe);
3. Connect your Android device to your computer;
4. Launch the command line application on the PC by running cmd.exe;
5. Enter a command cd c:\adb to go to folder c:\adb\;
6. To search for your smartphone, enter the commandadb devices ;
7. The program should give the ID of your device below under the line " List of devices attached ";
8. Enter command
adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
9. Make Sure, what in window appeared answer programs
lo cale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION;
10. If we made a mistake in the command syntax, the system will display a message using the pm command. In this case, you need to carefully repeat the command again.
11. Disconnect your Android device from your computer and launch the MoreLocale 2 program.
12. Repeat the sequence of steps for Russifying the firmware using MoreLocale 2, indicated in the previous section.
If your phone or tablet is not found by the ADB program, and next to its identifier you see the inscription "offline", this means that your version of ADB is outdated for this model. Download the Android SDK and install it on your computer. In the /platform-tools/ folder you will find the latest version of ADB.
Please note that this localization method (like the method for Adroid before 4.2.x) works at the program level, and not at the operating system level. So if you do , your localization will fail, and to get the Russian language after resetting the settings, you will have to do everything all over again.
As you can see, it is not always easy to localize new mobile devices with fresh Android firmware. The only good news is that even little-known Chinese mobile phone developers are already paying attention to the Russian-speaking user market, and phone or tablet models that lack Russian localization are becoming rarer and rarer. For the majority of modern devices, it is usually possible to find, if not official, then at least custom (custom) firmware, into which the Russian language will be built. We hope your new mobile on Android OS will be just like that!
The mobile device market has grown exponentially over the past few years. Ahead of the planet is China, which not only produces smartphones from most famous manufacturers, but also has a large number of its own brands. Some of them have already achieved worldwide fame by offering smartphones and tablets in the budget and mid-price categories. Since all these devices are based on the Android operating system, there should not be any problems with use, even if you decide to order a smartphone directly from China. Almost all firmware support the Russian language, however, upon delivery, you can find the installed Chinese (less often English) language on the gadget. How to change it to Russian?
It's not difficult, especially if you've shared with Android devices at least once.
On the desktop, find the gear icon - these are the device settings. Early versions use a multi-bar icon.
If you do not see the icon, then go to the application menu by clicking on the button, as shown in the screenshot - here you will find all the applications already installed on your device. The button may look different.
You are in the settings menu. Everything here will be in Chinese, so it will be almost impossible to understand what and where is written. Do not worry. In the menu, you will need to find the icon with the letter A and three dots, as shown in the picture. Whatever firmware you use, in 99% of cases the icon will look exactly like this - this is done so that users can independently find the menu section where the language changes.
So, you have found the right section of the menu. We go into it. At the very top of the screen (remember, this is important!) There is an item for changing the language.
But what if the menu does not contain Russian? Most likely, you need to either update the software or install the firmware, where the Russian language will be built in.
In exactly the same way, you can change any language to the one you need, if, of course, it is already included in the firmware.
