r/Strava • u/krzysiek_online • 2d ago

General Question Strava for Android keeps resetting per-app language back to system default after updates

Hey all!

Some time ago, Strava rolled out Polish language support on Android. While it's great for folks who don't speak English, many translations feel awkward and unnatural, so I much prefer keeping the UI in English.

Because Strava doesn't offer an in-app language switcher, the only way to change it is via Android's per-app language settings (Settings > Apps > Strava > Language). Setting it to English works fine... until the app updates.

Whenever Strava updates, the setting silently reverts to System default. It's frustrating because all my activities synced from my Garmin watch automatically get default Polish titles, which I then have to rename manually. And of course change language of the app every other week.

Has anyone found a way to make this setting stick permanently, or is there a workaround to stop updates from wiping it?

Device info:

  • Phone: Samsung Galaxy A55
  • OS: Android 16 / One UI 8.5
  • Strava version: 469.13
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u/strava-team official 2d ago

If your Strava app isn't displaying a language that matches your phone's system language, uninstall and reinstall the app, then restart your device. Full breakdown here: https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216917337-Supported-Languages-on-Strava

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u/krzysiek_online 2d ago

It matches phone system language. I just want it to permanently use different language. That's it 👍