How to update default language in App?

[Chirag2]

How do I change the default language in the new app? It was there in settings of the previous version but I can't seem to find it anywhere in the new app. 

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[Nguyễn13]

Oh. This is very stupid app. Unicon start up???

[Pavel122]

Have the same problem for a couple of years. I think it is really easy to fix. Just plan it to your developer sprint Airbnb ¿So, what's the hell?

[Claudia2467]

Backlog seems to be to long and customer has other priorities... ;-(

[Anna-Maria137]

I have the Same Problem, trying to fix it Since one hour- time lost!

[Tony1446]

This is exactly my problem as well! I should be able to change the language of the app at my leisure. My phone is Italian, but I want the app to be in English. I should not have to change the language of my phone so the app is in the language that I want it to be in. Please update this setting as this is unacceptable. There are many people that speak more than one language. 

How is this still an issue if the first post was from 2017?!?!? COME ON AirBnB!!!! Fix this issue ASAP! It’s already 2022 and this has not been fixed. 

[Dave1184]

is there anyone from AirBnB who reads these or care to respond? Or are we all talking among ourselves? Changing my phone language is not a solution to how change the default language in our listings.

[Art-City-Inn0]

I have the same issue. AirBNB must not read these.

[Bhumika · Accepted solution]

Hi @Art-City-Inn0, Hope you are doing well!

I wanted to share this article that details the steps to Changing the language on Airbnb on different devices. You can toggle through your preferred devices to know the steps. I hope it helps!

[Andy4430]

I click on the link and the instructions appear in French, precisely the language I want to eliminate from my app. 

[Joan2709]

@Andy4430 

App Default Language

Everything I'm reading says that Airbnb no longer provides an in-App language feature toggle, but takes the default language from your phone/device settings and displays that language in the App. 

You can always provide feedback to Airbnb and request they add in-App language selections, but doesn't seem like they are inclined to do that:

https://www.airbnb.com/help/feedback

For those asking about Listing Language Default Settings

Airbnb defaults the listing language on a computer to the country/location when created. You cannot change this. 

....the default language of the listing description is automatically selected per your location at the time of listing creation and cannot be changed later. When viewing Airbnb using web browser, the language that you are viewing in, which is through the domain/subdomain (ex: airbnb.fr or es.airbnb.com) takes priority in determining the listing default locale..."

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Ask-about-your-listing/How-to-change-a-default-language-in-the-l...

You can translate your listing if you wish to other languages:

Translate Your Listing

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1580

[Bhumika]

Thanks for letting me know @Andy4430 ! When you have a moment, could you check @Joan2709 's comment above and see if the information helps? Please feel free to let me know if you still need any additional support 🌻

Regards, 

[Joan2709]

@Andy4430 

I also saw a "Translation" option in Account Settings in the App...but that is only to translate to English. Not sure that is what you're looking for:

@Bhumika 

[Ewald21]

De Airbnb-app gebruikt dezelfde taal als die je voor je apparaat ingesteld hebt. Dit kun je wijzigen in de systeeminstellingen van je apparaat.

Airbnb app uses the system language of your device.

[Nate622]

Has anybody been able to find a fix for this yet? I need my phone in French language mode, but I need my Airbnb app in English mode.

Problems

1. No app language settings (Android): Most apps on my Android can be set to a specified language on a per app basis (no matter the global language settings). They can be set either in the app language settings or in the Android Language settings under "App Languages". The Airbnb app does not have language settings in the app. It also doesn't show up in the settings under the "App Languages" list.
2. Default language is controlled by the app (and thus system language of one's phone): One can set the preferred language on the website by going to Account>Global Preferences>Preferred Language. However as soon as the app is used, the language set on the website under Preferred Language reverts to the language of the phone. (Eg, my phone is in French, I set the Preferred Language on Airbnb's website to English, I use my phone, the preferred language on Airbnb's website reverts to French.)
3. Email notification language is also controlled by language of the phone.

These should be fairly easy fixes from Airbnb's end: Add a language preference to the menu in the app and link this to the language preferences in global settings on the website; that way if one gets changed, the other will also be changed.

Unless I'm missing something or there's a workaround, this seems to still be an issue.

[Victor-Hugo42]

almost 2025 and the issue is still happening, they added a function to translate messages which makes things even worst because it cant be disabled because the toggle vutton doesnt work,  it’s been more than 7 years of this issue.