{"id":481,"date":"2012-06-25T06:48:38","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T13:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibabbleon.com\/copywriter-translator\/?p=481"},"modified":"2018-03-17T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T17:24:38","slug":"apple-hints-iphone-app-localization-top-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibabbleon.com\/copywriter-translator\/2012\/06\/apple-hints-iphone-app-localization-top-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Hints at iPhone App Localization Top Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top app localization languages<\/h2>\n

Often I’m asked which languages an app should be localized into.<\/a>That really depends on the type of app, and where the market is going to embrace it. But, speaking generally, if I had to pick the top app localization languages<\/strong>, I’d look no further than WWDC 2012 again. Take a look at the languages Apple has focused on for localizing Siri, its latest “app”.<\/p>\n

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Siri can tell you which are the top languages for app localization.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And there they are: French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Siri has to listen to accents and dialects, so many languages are represented more than once here, for example French for France, French for Switzerland, and French for Canada. In my experience I’d add German and Portuguese to this list, and I wouldn’t doubt if those are next on Siri’s curriculum. But\u00a0going forward\u00a0the one to really focus on for app localization has to be Chinese.<\/p>\n

Get your apps ready for China<\/h2>\n

“It’s going to be important. Get your apps ready for China.” Those are the words of Craig Federighi, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering speaking to WWDC 2012 attendees during this year’s keynote. Make no mistake about it, localization into Chinese dialects is a critical part of global marketing and distributing apps in the booming (and expanding) iOS and Mac world. The App Store was recently updat<\/a>ed to include support for Traditional as well as Simplified Chinese and a dozen other languages. But Chinese app localization, while a new focus at Apple, is already common amongst app developers.<\/p>\n

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App Localization Services Get Ready for China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

App localization services (like us at app localization services at Babble-on<\/a>) enjoy helping developers reach all the markets that iOS allows. Dozens of app localization languages are available for iPhone and it is clear from the data that users overwhelmingly download apps localized into their own languages. In fact, take a look at the App Store in countries outside the US and you’ll find that 9 out 10 of the Top Ranking apps are localized into the regional languages. It’s THAT important.<\/p>\n

Now you know the top app localization languages. If you want to learn more, let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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