Bug 505096

Summary: Some interface elements and notifications in KDE Connect appear in Spanish, despite the system and app language being set to English.
Product: [Applications] kdeconnect Reporter: Zachariah Jackson <kde>
Component: android-applicationAssignee: Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: andrew.g.r.holmes, mk.mateng
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Android   
OS: Other   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: screen shot of a notification

Description Zachariah Jackson 2025-06-01 16:22:11 UTC
Created attachment 181958 [details]
screen shot of a notification

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Install KDE Connect on an Android 15 device.


2. Set the system language to English.


3. Set KDE Connect's per-app language setting to English (confirmed via system settings).


4. Use the app and observe the language used in the UI and notifications.



OBSERVED RESULT
Certain options and notifications are displayed in Spanish instead of English.

EXPECTED RESULT
All UI elements and notifications should be in English when the app and system language are both set to English.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: N/A
macOS: N/A
Linux/KDE Plasma: N/A
KDE Connect version: 1.33.4
Android Version: 15

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This issue persists across restarts and updates. The system language is set to English (United States), and KDE Connect's app-specific language is also explicitly set to English. No other apps exhibit this issue. This may indicate a localization fallback issue in the Android version of KDE Connect.
Comment 1 michaelk83 2025-08-09 17:28:01 UTC
Same with a different secondary language. I have 3 languages enabled for the system. The system default (1st of the 3) and KDE Connect are set to English, but the KDE Connect notification and some of its menus still use the 2nd of the system languages. If I swap the 2nd and 3rd languages and restart KDE Connect, it switches to the new 2nd language (neither is Spanish in my case).

KDE Connect 1.33.4
Android 15
Comment 2 Zachariah Jackson 2025-10-29 00:49:27 UTC
I think it may have been a android bug because it isn't an issue for me any more. Plus at one point i saw the same thing happen with other apps.
Comment 3 Zachariah Jackson 2025-11-01 15:23:32 UTC
(In reply to Zachariah Jackson from comment #2)
> I think it may have been a android bug because it isn't an issue for me any
> more. Plus at one point i saw the same thing happen with other apps.

never mind the issue was fixed because I didn't have a second language selected.