iOS Localization Made Easy with Xcode & iOS 10

A quick and easy tutorial on localization in iOS on Xcode 8 and iOS 10, demonstrating code localization and storyboard localization, Localize app text messages, Also why localize your appstore metadata.

The iOS devices including iPhone and iPad are available globally. Obviously, iOS users are from different countries and speak different languages. To deliver a great user experience, you may want to make your app available in multiple languages. The process of adapting an app to support a particular language is usually known as localization.

Xcode has the built-in support of localization. So it’s fairly easy for developer to internationalize an app through the localization feature and some API calls.

Some people think of localization as the same process of translation. That’s partially correct. Translating static or visible text is just part of the localization process. Localization involves other elements such as images, graphics and sound. You’ll also need to handle the different display format of numeric values, as well as, date and time.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you the step-by-step on how to localize the storyboard file, strings, images and app name. As usual, we’ll demonstrate the process by building a simple app and make it available in French.

More app downloads? Is it possible? Yes! When you localize app store metadata - app name, description, keywords into multiple languages you can get up to 10+ times more app downloads. And they come from real users searching in their local language and looking for an app like yours! Which of course they are not going to find now, unless it's already popular, or has a recognizable brand name or millions of dollars in marketing behind it. Think about it! Do you want to get real organic users or those who got some incentive for the app install and who will delete the app right after installing it? Get it? This strategy gives you the best ROI and only gets better with time. The sooner you get it done, the more users will get your app!

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