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I want to publish my iPhone App in both Japanese and Chinese languages. I have localized the content to the respective languages. However, the app metadata description and iAP descriptions are still in English. Will my app be approved?

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  • Is your question: "Will Apple approve my app?" OR "How can I localize my description?" Please clarify for better responses and to avoid having your question put on hold. – Sam Spencer Dec 31 '13 at 03:25
  • You are right my question doesn't clearly explain. Thanks; – user1881208 Dec 31 '13 at 03:30
  • And the answer is yes of course, why wouldn't they? There's no regulation against not localizing your app. Also keep in mind that customers see the app description and metadata *before* they see your app! – Sam Spencer Dec 31 '13 at 03:47
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    I agree with @Sam. Localization is a choice of the developer, what verbage you choose to include in *your* app is *your* choice, not theirs. Just my 2 cents. You could also check if there are apps that you know are localized to these same languages that don't have their app descriptions localized. – Anil Dec 31 '13 at 03:48

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Yes, of course! Why wouldn't Apple approve it? There's no regulation against not localizing your app.

However, you should keep in mind that customers see the app description and metadata before they see your app. So, chances are if a customer sees your app description is not localized, they aren't going to bother downloading it to see if it's localized.

Also, a good point from @SlyRaskal:

Localization is a choice of the developer, what verbiage you choose to include in your app is your choice, not theirs. Just my 2 cents. You could also check if there are apps that you know are localized to these same languages that don't have their app descriptions localized.

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