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I am using the default back button for UINavigationController (not setting any hardcoded text anywhere). My app is available in multiple languages. I noticed that the Back button gets translated in certain languages and not others.

For example, if I switch to French then I see "Retour" which is the correct translation for back. But if I switch to Bulgarian, then the button says "Back". Does Apple only provide OOTB support for certain languages and not others? Where can I find this list, if it actually exists?

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  • You could just google on Bing: "iOS supported languages" - it brings up for instance: http://www.ibabbleon.com/iOS-Language-Codes-ISO-639.html – Krumelur Oct 18 '16 at 17:03
  • @Krumelur, thanks a lot. Do you want to post your comment as an answer so I can accept it? – user1366265 Oct 18 '16 at 17:27

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Googling for "iOS supported languages" brought up this:

ibabbleon.com/iOS-Language-Codes-ISO-639.html

iOS supports 31 languages now, but only 21 languages are supported in iTunes Connect. That means your app can be localized into some languages, like Polish, but the app descriptions cannot.

Bulgarian is not included in this list. iOS will fall back to a default, which seems to be English in this case.

Apple also has documentation about localising your apps.

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