This article shows you how to change the default language used by Google Chrome to display the main menu and GUI controls. It is good to remember that the web pages you visit will continue to be displayed in the original language in which they were created, although Google Chrome will offer you the possibility to automatically translate them into the default language you have chosen to use. If you are using the Chrome app for iOS and Android devices, you will not be able to change the default language as it is handled directly by the device's operating system.
Steps
Step 1. Launch Google Chrome by clicking the icon
It is a red, yellow and green circular icon with a blue sphere in the center.
Step 2. Press the ⋮ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the program window. The Chrome main menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Settings option
It's located at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Scroll down the menu that appeared to locate and select the Advanced item
It is located at the bottom of the page. This will bring up a new portion of the "Settings" menu.
Step 5. Scroll through the list until you get to the Language option
It is located within the "Languages" section of the "Settings" menu, which is about in the middle of the entire list.
Step 6. Click the blue Add Languages link
It is located in the lower left of the "Language" section. A new popup window will appear.
Step 7. Choose the new language
Select the check button to the left of the name of the language you want to add.
- You may need to scroll down the list to find the language to use;
- The list of available languages is sorted alphabetically.
Step 8. Press the Add button
It is blue in color and is located in the lower right corner of the appeared window. In this way, all the chosen languages will be added to the "Language" item in the "Languages" section of the Chrome "Settings" menu.
Step 9. Set Chrome's default language
Click the icon ⋮ located to the right of the name of the language you want to use, then select the check button View Google Chrome in this language shown in the context menu that appeared.
Step 10. Press the Restart button
It's placed to the right of the language name you just set as Chrome's default language. The browser window will be closed and reopened. At this point the interface and main menu should be displayed in the chosen language.
