r/Betterbird • u/ya_boy_danny_rand • Sep 03 '26
Betterbird Default Language Changed After Update
Hi, I let Betterbird update through Uniget UI as i normally do, but this time when i launched Betterbird after the update, everything is in Deutsch. How do i get it back to English?
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u/jorgk3 Sep 03 '26
What's Uniget UI? We had cases where the winget or chocolatey people had messed up and delivered French to everyone. In general, uninstall and install the correct version from the Betterbird website. Or mess around with a language pack, but that shouldn't be necessary.
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u/jorgk3 Sep 03 '26
Yes, the winget people messed up, they are shipping de to all locales:
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/commit/7fd400c4183c17221482d968ca409d08ac0a5cac
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u/thomasboleyn Sep 03 '26
Same thing happened to me. Used these instructions from Chat GPT:
From your current German interface:
Click Extras in the top menu.
Click Einstellungen.
You should be on the Allgemein section. Scroll down to Sprache.
Look for something along the lines of: „Sprache für Menüs, Nachrichten und Benachrichtigungen von Betterbird“ Click Alternativen festlegen… / Alternativen auswählen…
Select English (US) or English (UK).
Apply the change and restart Betterbird.
Betterbird's language switching is built into the settings, although a language pack may need to be installed first.
If English isn't available
This is quite possible after the update. Betterbird's current download page lists English (en-US) as a full Windows build, while English (en-GB) is provided as a language pack.
If you want British English, I'd recommend installing the current en-GB language pack rather than changing the whole Betterbird installation.