No, I mean literally not supported -- that is if you go to settings and select languages you will not have the ability to choose Afrikaans; it is missing from the available languages on the device. On Dec 31, 2012 1:26 AM, "Zsolt Vasvari" <[email protected]> wrote:
> What does "language not supported" means? Are you saying you translated > your app to Afrikaans but it still shows up in English? Or you have some > other issue? > > > > On Monday, December 31, 2012 2:37:42 AM UTC+8, Adam Ratana wrote: >> >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Because languages take up space, so device manufacturers typically >>> only ship the languages of relevance for where they intend to market >>> the device. >>> >>> > Because these are Nexus devices, variables such as carrier skinning and >>> > manufacturer skinning/custom OS builds are out of the question >>> >>> Not really. Google presumably negotiates with device manufacturers on >>> all sorts of features based upon costs and such. Which languages to >>> support would be one of those features. >>> >> >> Interesting, but I suppose this makes sense. It's frustrating to Android >> adopters who live in countries where some devices support their native >> language and others do not. >> >> I've noticed with iOS that the languages supported are the languages >> supported, period, which is a win on the consistency side. The same >> consistency across "pure google" devices would be nice and ensure consumer >> confidence in some of these presumably smaller markets, but I'm preaching >> to the choir here. >> >> I suppose that short of an official answer from someone at Google, this >> will have to do. Thanks Mark. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
