The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need

​The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need
● The use of capitals
● Different language rules for ordering/sorting lists
● Numeral systems and formats
● The way plurals are formed (other language plural formats can be more complex than
English)
● Variations in the type and format (like spacing) of punctuation
● Keyboard shortcuts that may be unavailable in another language
Locales – A Deeper Dive Into Language-Dependent
Markets
Within a given country or region, there may be several languages spoken. China, Belgium, and
Switzerland are all examples. Alternatively, one language like English may be declined in several
country variations: for instance, US English, UK English, Australian English, and so on. The
combination of a language (English or “en”) and a country (US) gives the locale (en-US).
Localization plans should refer specifically to locales, when they make a difference in the way
the user interface is displayed (for example, when displaying dates in the case of US or UK
English.)
Android And IOS Internationalization
The two most popular platforms for mobile apps, Android and iOS, are examples of how
modern operating systems are building in capabilities to help developers create
language-independent apps. They both offer:
● Internationalization built into the platform, letting end users choose their locale.
● Development environments with functions to help developers extract user-facing text
strings from the code and store them in separate files.
● Auto layout functionality to automatically change screen layout to take account of
differing text lengths in localized versions.
● Functions (methods, classes) that developers can use in the app code to automatically
format numbers, dates, and plurals according to the locale chosen by the user.
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