Hello, do the String Catalogs (new in Xcode 15) support Swift Packages? I've tried adding a new Localizable.xcstrings (string catalog) file to my package's resources folder. Great! I then see this screen: All good so far. I then try to go and build my Swift Package... and nothing changes. The string catalog is never populated and I'm left with the same screen as above. So, do string catalogs not support packages at this time or am I doing something wrong? I was really hoping String Catalogs would work and save the day since Export Localizations also does not work for Swift packages that don't support macOS. 😔

Hello, I have the app localised to many languages and its variants, like English from Australia or Dutch from Belgium. My phone language is en_UK and the region is configured to ES. I cannot find a way to get the regional language code (ex: en_au, nl_be), it always gets simplified to the language (ex: en, nl), or adds my device region (ex: en-ES, nl-ES). Here I attach some examples while I have the app on en_au Locale.preferredLanguages ▿ 3 elements - 0 : "en-ES" - 1 : "ca-ES" - 2 : "es-ES" Bundle.main.preferredLocalizations ▿ 1 element - 0 : "en" NSLocale.current.languageCode ▿ Optional<String> - some : "en" Locale.current ▿ en_001@rg=eszzzz (fixed en_001@rg=eszzzz) - identifier : "en_001@rg=eszzzz" - locale : "fixed en_001@rg=eszzzz" Locale.autoupdatingCurrent.languageCode ▿ Optional<String> - some : "en" Locale.current.languageCode ▿ Optional<String> - some : "en" Locale.preferredLanguages[0] "en-ES"

Having the app localised and configured to Dutch from Belgium (nl_BE), I open a url with WKWebView. The website locale detects Dutch from Netherlands (nl_NL)

struct DeployAndWithdrawDefensesAppIntent: WidgetConfigurationIntent { // An example configurable parameter. @Parameter(title:LocalizedStringResource("ax_alarm_device_name")) } In the process of using iOS widgetKit development team a, configuration item title need language internationalization (@ Parameter (title: LocalizedStringResource (" ax_alarm_device_name "))), but found no effect. I first changed the language of the system on the iphone and found that the widget worked. However, just changing the language of the app did not take effect. Is there any way to just change the app language and make the widgets change? Thank you very much!

We have a requirement in the App in which for certain countries/regions we have to support only certain languages. If the User's current language is not supported, We would have a custom fallback/default language for specific regions. like it could be Arabic for middle east countries, English for Europe etc. Since iOS localization allows fallback to only one Base localizations, we had to take a custom approach to implement the same. To achieve the same, we checked the User's current language and Country and if required we overrode the "kLanguageBundleKey" property within the Bundle class, and set the following user defaults, (here for example say english) Foundation.UserDefaults.standard.set(["en"], forKey: "AppleLanguages") Foundation.UserDefaults.standard.synchronize(). And it works! The problem is that in iOS, post this override, when the user changes language from the Phone's settings app. Launches our app, Bundle.main.preferredLocalizations.first always gives what we overwrote and not the one present in the Phone's settings. Given this, Is there way to get the user's current language even after such overrides? or should we do the language overrides some other way?

Setup I have 2 swift packages and I try to use stirng catalog to manage your localizations I would like to use some specific keys in these packages and some common ones (e.g. "ok_button_tittle") Problem statement I really don't like the idea of creating separate (but the same) translations in these packages I have tried using something like String( localized: "ok_button_title", table: "Localizable", bundle: .main, comment: "Ok button title" ) This does use translations from the main bundle, however this does not automatically create the keys in string catalog Question Is there any possibility to reuse the translations from the main bundle? Maybe there is a hack to make the keys appear automatically in the correct bundle? Or is it a bug?

Hi everybody, My team and I are currently working on an app that requires us to use localizations for the CFBundleDisplayName property in info.plist. However we are running into some issues ourselves, we need to localise the CFBundleDisplayName property for two specific countries: Netherlands Belgium We've tried to use the String catalog and we've added the corresponding languages/regions there: nl-BE (CFBundleDisplayName = x) nl-NL (CFBundleDisplayName = y) However the nl-BE localization does not seem to be used when changing the device language to Dutch (Belgium). It uses the nl-NL (y) value for the CFBundleDisplayName. Is it possible to use CFBundleDisplayName localizations for specific regions that use the same language? such as Belgium and the Netherlands. If not I fear that we need to build two apps...

Hi! We added Spanish to the String Catalog. Turned out there are a lot of changes we should make to already localized text. How can we temporarily turn off / disable this language to fix all issues and then turn on Spanish support again? Thank you!

How can I guide users to set their preferred language in visionOS? At this point, the behavior seems to be different from that of iOS.

For practice, I have implemented accessibility labels and announcement in a very simple test app (All SwiftUI, all iOS 18). The app is not localized, default language is English. When running this on a German phone, odd things happen in the localization. My accessibility labels are read with an accent, but when they contain a url, the "dots" are read as the German "Punkt" (with an English Accent). When I am providing the same text as accessibility announcement, the same text (which is in English), is read with a German voice. I am also providing a Button with an "arrow.clockwise" image, and VoiceOver reads this, in an English Voice with "Refresh, Button". This is great and was to be expected. However, when the button is disabled, VoiceOver reads "Refresh, grau dargestellt, Button", all in an English Voice. Is this an error? Am I doing it wrong? The video at the link should show the issue https://share.icloud.com/photos/0757FJW2Q3fsA_cdhMX6ls46Q

Hi everyone, I’m facing an issue with setting Azerbaijani as the default language for my app. The app is designed specifically for the Azerbaijani market, where the primary language is Azerbaijani, although Russian is also widely spoken. During the submission process, I couldn’t find an option to set Azerbaijani as the default language. To move forward, I selected Russian, assuming I could change it later. However, I’ve hit a roadblock—I can’t figure out how to make Azerbaijani the default language now. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there a workaround or solution to enable Azerbaijani as the default language? I’d greatly appreciate any advice or guidance from the community. Thanks in advance!

Hi! SiriTipView(intent:) shows the first phrase for my App Shortcut, but unlike ShortcutsLink(), does not use the localized applicationName. Hence the phrase shown does not work 😬 Is this a known limitation, any workarounds?

On iOS Bundle.main.preferredLocalizations returns the list of languages the application bundle supports in user-preferred order with the first element being the language the application is running in. Additionally Locale.preferredLanguages returns the list of languages in the order they are presented in Preferences.app > General > Language & Region > Preferred Languages with the first element being the user's "primary language" (i.e. the language the system is running in). However this only seems to be true unless the user has chosen a per-app language which is different from the primary language in which case Locale.preferredLanguages.first is equal to Bundle.main.preferredLocalizations.first - regardless of the latter's position in the Preferred Languages list. Furthermore this seems to change depending on the value of the "AppleLanguages" key in the User Defaults' global domain (see c.f. https://stackoverflow.com/a/42648166). Is this behaviour documented anywhere? Addendum: I know that according to https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/718512?answerId=733680022#733680022 AppleLanguages is an implementation detail, not something that’s considered API. Locale.preferredLanguages is API, though.

Hello, I need an help. It's my first application and publishing. I developed my application in 2 languages, English by default and French. In the simulator or on 1 device via Xcode, everything works. In Xcode everything seems good. 2 languages in project info and my App Target in Target membership 2 languages in Localizable.xcstrings and green Localizable.xcstrings added in Target / Build Phase / Copy Bundle Resources I also tried to add in my app.plist CFBundleLocalizations en fr In App Store Connected both languages declared, also in Testflight. But...nothing, when I install the application thought TestFlight, no language. The application showing the label coded in swift. I found only one relevant post but not working for me. What am I missing. Thanks in advance for any help.

Is it possible to merge or split a string catalog? It doesn't seem possible now. The workaround i use now is eidting the xcstrings file in TextEdit.

Hi! When my device is set to English, both search and the Shortcuts up automatically show multiple shortcuts parametrised for each value of the AppEnum - which is what I expected. When my device is set to German, I get only the basic AppShortcut without the (optional) parameter. I am using an AppEnum (see below) for the parametrised phrases and localise the phrases into German with an AppShortcuts String Catalog added to my project. Everything else seems to work, I can use my AppShortcut in the Shortcuts app and invoke it via Siri in both English and German. The Shortcuts app displays the values correctly using the localized strings. Any ideas? import AppIntents class ApolloShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: GetIntent(), phrases: [ "Get data from \(.applicationName)", "Get data from \(.applicationName) for \(\.$day)", "Get data from \(.applicationName) for the \(\.$day)" ], shortTitle: "Get Data", systemImageName: "wand.and.sparkles") } } enum ForecastDays: String, AppEnum { static var typeDisplayRepresentation: TypeDisplayRepresentation = "Day" static var caseDisplayRepresentations: [Self : DisplayRepresentation] = [ .today: DisplayRepresentation(title: LocalizedStringResource("today", table: "Days")), .tomorrow: DisplayRepresentation(title: LocalizedStringResource("tomorrow", table: "Days")), .dayAfterTomorrow: DisplayRepresentation(title: LocalizedStringResource("dayAfterTomorrow", table: "Days")) ] case today case tomorrow case dayAfterTomorrow var displayName: String { String(localized: .init(rawValue), table: "Days") } }

Hello all. This is my code snippet. RecordListView() .tabItem { Label("Record List", systemImage: "list.clipboard") } .tag(Tab.RecordList) When I export localizations, there is no Record List in the .xcloc file. Then I use LocalizedStringKey for Label and export localizations file, the code is as follows: let RecordsString:LocalizedStringKey = "Tab.Records" RecordListView() .tabItem { Label(RecordsString, systemImage: "list.clipboard") } .tag(Tab.RecordList) There is still no Tab.Records.

I’m currently trying to localize one of my Mac apps for Right-to-Left languages. In Xcode, to test this, I set the language to ‘Arabic’ in the scheme, which then displays the language and mirrors the layout accordingly. I have two questions about this: macOS titlebar buttons: In the title bar at the top, shouldn’t the Close and Minimize buttons also be on the right side (mirrored)? How can I test this? Numerals: My UI still displays Latin numerals (123). I know this is correct in some Arabic-speaking regions, but I’d also like to test cases where Arabic-Indic numerals (١٢٣) are used. Is there a way to configure the scheme to test this?

**My app contains 2 languages and it works fine when I use it, so it's not an app issue. ** But on appstoreconnect it only shows me one language, why doesn't the second one appear? appstoreconnect -> myapp -> distributions This is what I would like to see

What's the problem? My app requests location access and for that I need to provide a description for the user to read so that it is clear why we need this permission. I'm using the latest solution suggested by XCode for my app localization which is using Localizable.xcstrings file. But for the permission description, I'm adding the text to Targets -> Info -> Custom iOS Target Properties -> "Privacy - Location Always and When In Use Usage Description". I understand that the default language is English in this list so I provided it, but now I want this description to be translated to other languages so that my users can read it in their preferred language. What I have tried so far? I tried adding translation to the keys "INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription" and "NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription" in my "Localizable.xcstrings" but it is always showing the description in English