A guide to use WhatsApp in your local language. WhatsApp has become the most favourite messaging app around the world and Pakistan is among the biggest markets for this Facebook owned instant messaging app.
Being aware of the requirement of the users, WhatsApp has managed to support some of the languages that are local languages of Pakistan and India as well.
Besides Urdu and Punjabi, the app also supports Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada and Malayalam, but the problem is that majority of the users is not aware of the way to use the app in their native or local language.
But here we are to help you use this app in your local language. Please go forward with the step by step guide below, for using this app in your local language.
What’s all you need to do to change the language within the app? Here is a guide:
- First of all open WhatsApp.
- Then tap on the menu button.
- Later on go to Settings.
- After you reached settings, head to Chat and open App Language.
- 5. Now you can choose the language whatever you want from the Popup that appears.
- According to your phone’s capabilities, the list may include: English, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada and Malayalam, so you can Select the language of your choice.
However, readers must have noted that as a general rule, WhatsApp does follow the language of the phone. For example, in case one of you changes his phone’s language to Hindi, then WhatsApp will automatically be in Hindi.
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However, you will see a different procedure in your phone and thus difference of procedure depends upon the difference of operating systems of the phones. So, whether your handset runs on Android or iOS you may have to follow a bit different procedure.
If your phone runs on Android, follow this procedure:
◆ Open Settings app
◆ Tap on “Languages and Input”
◆ Open Languages
◆ Select the language you want to choose
◆ Open WhatsApp and find all text appearing in that language
And for the Apple iPhones you will have to follow this procedure:
◆ Open Settings app
◆ Tap on General
◆ Go to Language & Region
◆Select iPhone Language
◆ Select the language you want to choose.
◆ Open WhatsApp and find all text appearing in that language.