Chapter     22

Êtes-vous Polyglotte?

Dumella rah!

Maybe you prefer kia ora, guten tag, bom dia, hallo, saluton, bonjour, ¡hola, 你好, or ciao? I bet at least one of your users does. If you’re developing apps for world-wide distribution, here’s something to think about: most of your potential users don’t speak your language.

Apple has a long history of embracing technologies that allow software to be translated and localized, so people around the world can enjoy them, in their native tongue. Xcode and iOS work together to help you adapt your app to different languages and regions. In this chapter you will:

  • Internationalize your project and code
  • Add localizations to your app
  • Localize app resources
  • Localize string constants
  • Use localized system ...

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