Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari ... We have at our disposal a wide variety of web browsers. However, there is a clear favorite; More than 67% of Spanish users prefer the Google Chrome browser. The benefits it offers include excellent performance and outstanding ease of use..
Like most browsers, Chrome automatically selects a language , which does not always correspond to user preferences. In some cases, Chrome even changes the language without notice, especially after updating. Despite everything, the browser allows you to change these settings manually: we explain how to change the language of Google Chrome step by step.
When you open Chrome for the first time after downloading it, the browser selects the language based on what the operating system uses. Likewise, the Google browser also automatically configures many other parameters, such as saving all the web pages you visit in the history. The larger this file and the more storage space it requires, the more the browser slows down. To avoid this, we recommend you delete your history regularly , something that we explain in our article on how to delete your Chrome history. It can also be useful to learn how to create bookmarks to permanently save some web addresses and be able to access them without wasting time..
In order to use Google Chrome comfortably, navigation messages and menu items must be displayed in the language that is most familiar to you. Therefore, you may want to change the default language.
To change the language, first open your browser . Before changing the language of Chrome, we recommend you save any content that interests you, if you haven't already. Otherwise, it will be lost because the browser restarts at the end of the process. Then follow the steps outlined below..
Open the browser menu by clicking on the three dots icon in the upper right corner. Then select? Configuration ?. You can also access Chrome's settings by typing? Chrome: // settings /? in the address bar.
Scroll down to the bottom of the settings window. There, click? Advanced settings ? to open additional options.
In the window that appears, you will see the "Languages" section. The first option allows you to configure the language of Chrome. To do this, click? Language ?
The next step will depend on whether or not your preferred language is listed :
If the language you want to configure is already in the list, click on the three dots icon next to it, on the same line.
Then select? Show Google Chrome in this language ?.
If your preferred language is not in the list, select? Add languages ?:
In the menu shown below, you have two options:
Finally, click? Add ? to save the settings:
The language is already listed. To enable it , follow the steps explained above, in the section? The language appears in the list ?.
To have Chrome display in the language you selected, click? Restart ?. The browser will close automatically. When you open it again, the interface will be displayed in the language you have chosen.
Here we summarize the basic steps to change the language of Chrome: