How to Change Language on Instagram

Are you proficient in a different language than your peers? If yes, then you can also change the language on the Instagram app to your preferred or native language.

Change Instagram App Language on Android

The Language option on Instagram app on Android changes the app settings and options to the user-selected language. It will not affect the content.

1.OpenInstagramand go to your profile by tapping theprofile iconat the bottom right.

home feed on instagram

2.Tap on thekebab menuicon and selectSettingsand privacy.

3.Scroll down and selectLanguage.

profile and settings page in instagram on android

4.Simply tap on the language to apply it on Instagram. We’ve selected Spanish here as an example.

5.Once you change Instagram’s language, you’ll be redirected to the home feed. You will observe that all the app’s options have been changed to the language selected, Spanish in our case. This change is prominent on the profile page as well as the kebab menu.

language option in instagram on android

Note:Even after you change the language, the content, captions, and other user content, along with the settings and privacy page stays in your Android phone’s system language. Read more to learnhow to change the system and individual language on Samsung Galaxy Phones.

Change Instagram App Language on iPhone

Steps to change Instagram’s language are a bit different on iPhone due to the privacy updates pushed in the latest iOS. You will need to add a new language to iPhone Settings before you may set it as your preferred language on Instagram.

1.To do this, openSettingsand go toGeneral.

2.Now navigate toLanguage & Regionand tap onAdd Languageto add a new system language.

Tip:Set the preferred language for your iPhone to the language you want to use on iPhone. For example, we use our iPhone in the English language; hence, we’ve used English as our preferred language. If you want to use Instagram in Japanese, you will need to add that here first. you may use iPhone in one language and Instagram in another though.

choosing a different language for the instagram app on android

3.Now scroll to the bottom ofSettingsto look forInstagramand tap on it. Then tap onLanguage.

4.Select the language you want to use on Instagram. We’ve changed the language toJapaneseas an example.

changed language in instagram on android

5.OpenInstagramon your iPhone, and you’ll observe that Instagram UI menu and other elements are in Japanese.

Follow the same steps if you ever want to revert back to the default or English language.

If you don’t want to be bothered by anybody during your rest hours, thenyou can use Quiet Mode on Instagram.

Pro Tip:You cannot use different languages for different accounts if you use them on the same phone. With reference to it,this is how can you add and switch multiple accounts on Instagram.

Change Language on Instagram

No matter if you belong to a different ethnicity or culture, you can still scroll through your favorite reels in your preferred language. Be it Android or iPhone, you can change Instagram’s language on both quickly. However, iOS’s method is a little different.

On a side note, if you want to limit others’s interaction with you or your Instagram account, this ishow you can limit comments on Instagram Reels, Stories, and Posts.

Nitin Singh

A tech writer during the day and an anime aficionado by the night. When not in front of a screen, he can be seen playing Badminton. Appreciating the beauty of nature is a habit that has been developed since early on. Have views on tech, cars or life? Drop a text!

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