Missing System Language

Help Fairphone 6
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Hi, any idea why I could be missing system language?

I have been using my phone with English language since I bought it, but I would like to try use it on my native language which seems to be missing.

Missing language: Suomi / Finnish.

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Hi, welcome to the community. Are you using the Android or /e/OS version of the FP6? What is the version of the OS?

I’m on Android, latest update (16.95) and I see Suomi under Settings > System > Language and region > System Languages > Add language.

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On Android 16 I find it as Suomi
Note my phone is in Spanish

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I am on Android 16.

Currently only system language on the list of added languages : English (Finnish)

Here as screenshots no option for Suomi or Finnish (only one screenshot allowed..):

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Please check again Settings > System > Languages (the screen right before the one you just posted).

You might have previously added Finnish there as a 2nd or 3rd ranked option. When I do this, Finnish (Suomi) also disappears from “add-able” languages.

To change the ranking order of chosen languages, touch and hold one of them to drag them to a different rank.

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Only the original selected language present.

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ok, I just changed my settings exactly to yours (“English (Finland)” and no 2nd nor 3rd one), but “Suomi” is still in the addable languages, so I cannot replicate your case.

Are you on Build number (Settings > About phone) FP6.QREL.16.82.0, too?

8

Is there an option to choose English (United Kingdom)?
Just to see if then Suomi appears.

9

Tried by changing to English (United Kingdom) and removing everything else. Restarted and checked again but no luck, still no Suomi option.

10

When you swipe to the very top here:

… is Suomi in the “Suggested” list at the very top?

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No luck I am afraid.

And build number is the same. FP6.QREL.16.82.0

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I have the very same issue, one to one, in one of my Fairephone 6 phones. The build numbers are the same in both phones.

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Only one? That’s weird. Did you set it up first boot in a different language?

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Nope. Both phones were booted with US English.

I checked the list of available languages in both of them. There are a some differences in the lists, i.e. some languages are missing in one or the other.

15

New update today and after that I got google play installing language things. Maybe you can check if it apperars after the update? Long shot but maybe it just works

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Just here to report. No luck :laughing:

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Hi there ;]
I have same issue. can’t find Czech language in System > Language and Region > System Language > Add language.
will work set locales via adb?
adb shell settings put system system_locales cs-CZ
phone is not unlocked and rooted

Android version 16, Build number: FF6.QREL. 16.95.0

thank yoy

Edit: Command work well, now i can see Czech language and also switch to. previous locale was en_CZ, so this probably cause Czech locales not present in list. The system thought that Czech was already set, so it didn’t offer it.

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I guess that should fix it for @WanderFair tweaking the command to

adb shell settings put system system_locales fi-FI

Cool you figured our a way!!