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Oppo: Change the System Language in ColorOS

If your Oppo phone boots up in the wrong language after a reset or a SIM swap, menus, keyboard suggestions and app names stay unfamiliar until you fix the system setting. ColorOS is a modified version of Android, so every language available on a standard Android phone is also present here, just filed under a different menu than on other brands. Many people search the main Settings screen and never find the option, because it sits inside a secondary settings group.

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On Oppo phones running ColorOS, the system language option is not on the first Settings screen. It is grouped together with region and input settings, which is why many users overlook it after a factory reset, a second-hand purchase, or a SIM card swap that triggers a language change.

Since ColorOS builds on regular Android, it inherits the same full language list as other Android phones. The interface, however, organizes these options under an additional settings group instead of showing them directly in the main menu.

To switch the language, go to Tap on SettingsTap on Additional settingsTap on Language & regionTap on Add a languageChoose a Language. After picking the language you want, drag it to the top of the list with Drag the Language to the first position, then confirm with Tap on Change to....

Dragging the new language to the first position matters, because ColorOS always applies whichever language sits at the top, not just the one you last selected. If several languages remain in the list, the phone keeps the previous one active until you reorder them.

Some pre-installed apps may keep using their own language setting even after you change the system language, especially apps that offer an in-app language switch. In that case, check the language option inside the specific app separately.

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Selecting a language only adds it to the list. You still need to Drag the Language to the first position and confirm with Tap on Change to..., otherwise ColorOS keeps using whichever language is currently on top.