adding languages for localization to iPhone - is that possible?

Question

Compared to Android iPhone does not support many languages, even though the MAC seems to do so ( simply because I learned that the possibility of adding these languages in xCode is for MAC Apps and not for iOS).

Now I added the Localizable.strings file for languages that are not available in the language list of the iPhone settings for languages.

Is there a way using the standard approach like:

[onOffSC setTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"On","Off") forSegmentAtIndex:0];

if I just put a selection menu in my app ?

Otherwise I would have to add a special logic - lets say MYNSLocalizedString, checking first if the user wants to select a non supported language, getting this some other way (probably putting these translations into a NSDictionary) and otherwise calling the standard NSLocalizedString.

I guess I would have to put a language selection menu in the app anyways - but can the calls to NSLocalizedString be used or do I have to add a meta-method MYNSLocalizedString like mentioned?

Or is there any other good solution for this ?

Many thanks!

Answer 1

I think better would be to use the language which is set in Settings, instead of user selecting from menu. Refer to this tutorial might help you understand How Localization is done.

http://www.raywenderlich.com/2876/how-to-localize-an-iphone-app-tutorial

Answer 2

For localization of your iPhone app: Use the approach described here... http://www.raywenderlich.com/2876/how-to-localize-an-iphone-app-tutorial