idea adaptation Language switcher in ArcGIS Online Ideas

adaptation Language switcher

OukeWeijer — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:21:47 GMT

in the instant app you have the option to change the language with the Language switcher. A great solution I must say, but now I notice that the main language is English. You can't change it. I would like to set the main language / working language to Dutch and have English in the translation list. However, English is not among the translations. Can this be adjusted in the future?

Re: adaptation Language switcher

BethRomero — Fri, 23 May 2025 18:08:42 GMT

@OukeWeijer The language switcher default language should be the language used in the configuration. So if your profile is set to Dutch and the configuration panel is in Dutch, that should be the default language, and then you can select English as an additional language. Is your configuration panel in Dutch when you see this issue?

Re: adaptation Language switcher

OukeWeijer — Mon, 26 May 2025 06:34:44 GMT

If you mean the Organization default, yes it is set to dutch. I have changed my language setting from English to Dutch. Then it does indeed work that way. But I want to keep my setting in English because of the many examples that are in English.

Re: adaptation Language switcher

OukeWeijer — Mon, 26 May 2025 06:47:27 GMT

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it is not working the way you explane. now I can't go to English.

Re: adaptation Language switcher

HWhitty — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:31:20 GMT

I am struggling with this as well. I was given data in Spanish, and I need to embed an Instant App into a webpage that is also written in Spanish. I am not a Spanish speaker, so the configuration of the Instant App was all done in English, but I would like for the UI text (e.g., "Default map view," "Zoom in," "Zoom out," etc.) to display in Spanish by default. How can I accomplish this?

Re: adaptation Language switcher

BethRomero — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:42:40 GMT

@HWhitty, If you have a map created primarily to be used by Spanish speakers and want to create an app that translates both the UI text and App text, you can use the language switcher component to achieve this. Most Instant Apps have this; for a full list, visit this blog. It will also provide more detailed information on how to configure the language switcher. Once you have created the app and fully configured it, you can enable the language switcher. In this configuration, you can access the Translation Assistant (if you have AI assistant enabled in your org). This assistant generated translations for all of the app-authored text. If you have a header with a title or an introduction window, this text can be translated. Once you have generated and reviewed the translations, you can publish your app. In the published app, toggle the language to Spanish. Notice, the URL is updated to include &locale=es parameter. When you embed your Instant App into your webpage, be sure to include that URL Param, and then the app will default to Spanish. Hope this helps!

Re: adaptation Language switcher

HWhitty — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:10:20 GMT

Thank you @BethRomero. That &locale=es parameter was exactly what I was looking for. It worked perfectly.