How to Change Language in Messenger?
Messenger is one of the most popular instant messaging apps to ever exist. Its default language is English. Being a messaging app that has global users and a majority of the population involved, it makes sense for Messenger to be available in various languages.
Since the default language is English, we will show you how to change the language in Messenger. Not everyone is comfortable with the English language, so being able to change it in a language the user understands allows the user to use Messenger.
In this article, you will learn in detail about how to change Messenger language.
You might also be interested in: How to Change Language in Facebook?
Quick Summary
To change language in Messenger, open Messenger on web and go to Profile>Preferences>Language. Select the language of your choice and restart the app. The language will have been changed to your preferred.
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How to Change Language in Messenger?
As we’ve mentioned earlier, you might want to change the language in Messenger to be able to use it more comfortably. Even though there is no direct button to change language in Messenger, you’d have to go through settings and make those changes.
Keep on reading to see how to change Messenger Language.
- Using Android
- Using iPhone
- Using Messenger Desktop App
- Using Facebook Web
For example, we changed the language to Spanish.
1. Using Android
You can change language in Messenger easily using the Messenger app on your android devices. To do so, follow the given steps:
1. Open ‘Settings’.
2. Scroll and tap on ‘Language and region’.
3. Click on ‘Language’.
4. Select the language of your choice and press ‘Done’.
5. Press ‘Change to Spanish’.
That is why the dialog box asked you to change the language to Spanish. Whichever language you’d like, you will see a dialogue box to change the language in your desired language.
Note: According to the device you might have to go into another sub-heading ‘Language and region’. The settings will be different according to your device, but the main setting is to find the list of languages and choose as per your desire.
2. Using iPhone
You can also change Messenger language using the Messenger app on your iPhones and iPads. To do so, follow the given steps:
- Open the ‘Settings‘ option on your iPhone or iPads.
- Scroll down and choose the ‘Messenger app‘.
- select the ‘Language‘ option you see.
- Choose the language of your choice.
- Open Messenger. Your language will have been changed.
Facebook reloads automatically after this, so your setting will take action by itself. If you have allowed Facebook to read your location, then you will be shown common languages in your geographical region.
3. Using Messenger Desktop App
You can download the Messenger app on your desktop or PC as well. Those who are engaged in business conversations through Messenger, or just anyone can get to the app more easily this way. To change language in messenger using the desktop version of the app, follow the given steps:
- Open the Messenger app and click your profile icon.
- Tap on ‘Preferences’.
- Select the ’Language’ option.
- Click on the ‘Dropdown menu‘.
- Select the language of your choice.
- 5. Click the ’Restart’ button.
Note: It changes the language of the application, but doesn’t make any changes in your chats and texts. Since the name of your friends and the language you have talked in is something else, this setting doesn’t alter what has already happened in the chat.
4. Using Facebook Web
Before downloading Messenger as an app was introduced, everyone used a web browser to chat with people. It still works just fine if you do not want the hassle of downloading an app. Just follow these steps and change the language as you’d like.
- Open Facebook and click on your ‘Profile icon‘.
- Click on ‘Settings & Privacy’.
- Tap ‘Language’.
- Find ‘Facebook language’ and click on ‘Edit’.
- Click the dropdown option you see.
- Select the language of your choice.
- Press ‘Save changes’.
- The language will have been changed.
Can I change language in Messenger using mobile Messenger app?
Unfortunately, Android or iOS users do not get this feature. Messenger app doesn’t have a feature to change its language through the app. So you’d have to change the language through phone settings for that. That seems to do the trick.
Final Words
So, this was our take on how to change language in Messenger. Now you can change the default language into the language you are comfortable in. This feature will open the gateway for its use globally. Let us know in the comments which language you’d find interesting to change into. We hope this helped.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Will changing Messenger language affect the language of my device?
No, it won’t. When you change your Messenger language, only the language you use and is displayed to your in the app will be changed. However, the language of you device remains the same until you change the entire system language.
Does changing Messenger language change Facebook language as well?
No, it does not. even though your Facebook and Messenger account are interrelated, they have their own settings. So, Only the language of the individual app will be changed and will not affect each other.
How to change my language back to English?
To change your language back on Messenger, just follow the same steps mentioned above in the article and select ‘English’. The language will have been changed.
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