How to download Russian language to your phone. We Russify devices on Android

Devices on Android, according to statistics, occupy 85% of the world market for smartphones and tablets. More and more often, people buy equipment abroad, and therefore, when using devices, a problem arises due to the absence of the Russian language in the menu. It happens that the seller buys "gray" devices and does not adapt them properly, so the Russian language disappears somewhere after the very first update. In this guide, we will show you how to Russify Android so that there will be no problems in the future.

Methods for Russification of devices on the Android operating system using special programs

You picked up a tablet, and the menu is in a language that is foreign to you. First of all, you should check if there is Russian in the settings. Find the settings icon, go to the language and keyboard selection tab and there you can browse the list of preinstalled languages. Perhaps the Russian language is hidden here. It is much easier to navigate when the menu is at least in English or another European language. If we received a parcel from a Chinese store, we will be guided by the icons. Settings are usually marked with a gear, and the list of languages is indicated by the letter A with three dots. If there is no Russian among the installed languages, the Russification of Android is inevitable.

Russification of Android 4.1 and below

The easiest way is to install MoreLocale 2 from the application. Although it is in English, you do not need a deep knowledge of the language to work, everything is intuitive.

Launch the program, go to the “Custom Locale” tab, in the highlighted window opposite “Language”, press ISO and select “Russian”, next to “Country”, click on “Russian Federation”. The "Set" button will confirm the choice - ready.

But it is important to remember that MoreLocale is not intended to create a Russified menu, but to forcibly enable the Russian language file built into the firmware. If it is not built-in, the menu will be in Russian only partially or will not be Russified at all. Please note: the proposed method does not work on Android 4.2 and higher.

Russification of Android 4.2 and higher

The developers have taken care of protecting new versions of the operating system from attempts to change the configuration, so the above method cannot be used. How to Russify the Android firmware in this case? You will need a computer, a little attention and perseverance.

cd c: \ adb;
adb devices; we find the line "List of devices attached", under it our connected device will be visible;
adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION.

Now we disconnect the device from the PC and perform the actions as for older versions of Android.

If ADB is suddenly unable to detect your model, download the latest Android SDK. You can find the current version of ADB in the / platform-tools / folder.

It is very easy to order a smartphone from abroad nowadays. Therefore, buyers often prefer cheap devices from China. However, when the smartphone arrives by mail, the owners are faced with a problem - there is no Russian language in their device. Installing “great and mighty” into your smartphone can be a daunting task for the average user. Therefore, we decided to draw up a simple instruction on how to get Android in Russian.

Most modern smartphones with more or less new versions of Android already have Russian out of the box. It just needs to be activated. To do this, you need to perform simple actions.

How to install Russian language in Android from the menu

Open "Settings" or "Settings". Find Language & Input or Language & Input (globe icon). In the menu that opens, select the item "Language" or "Language" (the first item).

Then just find the Russian language in the list and click once on it. It will immediately be installed throughout the system.

Now you have a real Russian Android.

If the Russian language is not on the list, then the second instruction will help you.

An alternative way to Russify Android

This method is relevant for smartphones running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and newer. The method involves connecting the device to a computer and loading a localization file into it.

Instructions - how to get the Russian language on Android, if it is not originally there:

Download the app. You don't even need to open it.
Now you need to get developer rights in Android. To do this, go to "Settings" or "Settings" → "About phone" or "About" (the last item).
Here you need to find the item "Build Number" or "Build Number" (last or penultimate item). On this line with the assembly number, you need to click several times until you see the inscription that you are now a developer ("You are developer now").

Return to the main settings menu and look for a new item "For developers" or "Developer options".

First of all, activate the developer settings themselves (On / Off switch). After that, you need to activate the USB Debugging item. Accept pop-up alerts.

Now, before connecting the device to your computer, you need to download archive with the ADB utility... Create an adb folder at the root of the C drive and unpack the contents of the downloaded archive into it.

Now you can connect your smartphone or tablet to your computer. On the device itself, enable USB debugging (a confirmation window will appear when connected). Wait until the device is normally detected in Windows. Now open Windows Command Prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd).

First you need to enter the command to go to the desired folder: cd c: \ adb
Now make sure your device's screen is not locked. Enter the command adb devices

If a codename appears and “devices” is written in front of it, then everything is fine.

All this time, the smartphone must be unlocked. Enter the command adb shell
After that, another command: pm list packages morelocale
And the final command: pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION
As a result, the console should display the following text:

If everything went well, then the device can be disconnected from the computer. Launch MoreLocale 2. The list of its languages should contain Russian. Select it and the Russian language is activated throughout the system.

It is also advisable to reboot after all these operations.

Instructions for old devices

If your device is running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and older, and there is no Russian in the list of its system languages, then you need to use a slightly different instruction:

Download the application.
We launch it and on the first screen press the “CustomLocale” button.

In the window that appears, there are two fields that you need to fill in. In the “Language” field, you need to select a language. Click the button next to the field and find Russian in the list. In the second, we are looking for the country Russian Federation.

Press the “Set” button.

After that, the Russian language will appear in the main system menus of the system, but not everywhere. To achieve the full effect, a flashing of the device is required.

Russian language keyboard in Android

The last step in achieving Russian Android is installing a keyboard with the appropriate language. Several high-quality keyboards have been created for Android that support Russian input. One of the most popular and quality ones is Google Keyboard. It is her installation that we will consider.

Instructions for installing Russian keyboard in Android:

Download the application

The Android operating system can work in many languages, including Russian. And each user can instantly select the desired language in the settings of their device - there is nothing complicated about that. Russification is present on the vast majority of tablets and smartphones, but sometimes people are faced with its absence. How to Russify Android and what is needed for this? Let's try to go from the easiest way to the most difficult.

The easiest way to get your gadget to speak in Russian is to take it to the nearest service center. Experts will examine your device, find the language pack you want, and apply it. If there is no Russian-language package, they will add it or perform a flashing of your smartphone or tablet. By contacting the service center, you can only count on positive results..

Novice users who do not understand the Android operating system device;
People who have not found the required language pack in their device and are afraid to take further steps;
People who are extremely far from modern technology (although it is not clear why they then need a smartphone or tablet).

By contacting the service center, you will receive a fully Russified gadget.

Fast Russification of Android through the settings menu

Another easy way to Russify Android firmware is to go into its settings. We will assume that at the moment all the inscriptions are displayed in English, and not in Chinese, since it will be very difficult to understand the hieroglyphs. To begin with, let's check if the Russian language is available at all in the system, and if it is available for selection. This is done very easily - go to "Settings - Language and input - Language", look for the Russian language in the list that opens (all the inscriptions here are made in their own language).

If the Russian language is still there, feel free to choose it, wait a few seconds and enjoy full Russification. Next, you will have to choose a keyboard with the ability to enter the Russian language. If there is no suitable keyboard in the list, download it from the Play Market application store(after all, we don't have an iPhone in our hands, so we can easily change apps with keyboards). We recommend choosing Russian Keyboard from GameWarrior developer.

Does your Android device speak a language you don't know? Then you can find the "Settings" item by the characteristic shortcut with an asterisk. In order to find the item "Language and input" try to use some online dictionary - this is the easiest way to find the item you want.

Russification of Android 4.1 and older versions

How to Russify Android 4.1 and lower without any extra effort? To do this, you need to install the More Locale 2 application using the Play Market application store. It will help you to forcibly select the Russian language, even if it is hidden in the main settings... We launch the application, press the “ISO639” button opposite the “Language” field, look for the Russian language there and add it to the general list. We go back and try to set Russian as the default language - if there are files with Russification in the firmware, everything will be successful.

Russification of Android 4.2 and later

The above method will not help if your smartphone / tablet is running Android 4.2 or higher. We'll have to act in a different way. In order to translate Android into Russian, you need to download the ADB program and the corresponding ADB drivers. First, install the drivers, then install the program (do not forget the path, for example, D: ADB).

Next, we take a smartphone / tablet in our hands, go to “Settings - Developer options” and turn on the “USB debugging” mode. Speaking in Russian, we went to "Settings - Developer options" and enabled USB debugging. If you do not have the "Developer options" item, go to "About device" and find the "Build Number" item there and tap on it about 10 times - an inscription will appear notifying that the desired item is activated.

Now we connect the phone to the computer, open the Windows console, enter the command cd D: ADB in it, and then enter the following command adb devices - the program will start and recognize the connected device. Finally, enter the long command adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION, reboot and try the method described for Android 4.1 and below.

Describing this technique, we assume that your device works in English. If it works in some other language, try switching to English.

Other ways

All the above methods of Russification will not help if the firmware on your device, in principle, does not have the Russian language (this is very rare). If you failed to activate the Russian-language interface either in the normal mode or in the forced mode, try reflashing your device - we have already written about this procedure in our reviews. If you do not have knowledge of flashing, contact the service center.

How to translate an Android application into Russian

In order to Russify this or that application, you will need knowledge in the device APK-files and their internal structure. Using third-party applications for compiling and decompiling files, you can Russify the selected program. You should immediately warn that this will not always work out - some items may remain non-Russified. It is best to find a localized program or its Russian-language analogue.

You can find Russified applications on specialized Internet resources. When installing them, do not forget to check the "Unknown sources" checkbox in the security settings of your device. And the best thing is to learn English at least at the most minimal technical level - this will definitely come in handy.

Most mobile phones and tablets with the Android operating system sold in our market already have Russification built into the firmware. Even in Chinese smartphones of second-tier companies, their manufacturers are trying to localize the interface of the system and installed programs, including into Russian. Unfortunately, in practice, there are still cases when a phone or tablet from a little-known company ordered from China comes with a firmware in which the Chinese language is installed, and at best it can be changed to English or one of the most common Western European ones. For some of the users who are fluent in foreign languages, this may not seem like a problem. But we think that most buyers would like to install their native language on their device and enjoy all its advantages.

Today we will tell you, dear readers, how to translate your Android into Russian. If you are one of the owners of the aforementioned mobile or tablet with an unfriendly interface, this article is written for you.

How to check the presence of the Russian language in the operating system

We admit, dear user, that since you are reading this article, you have already checked the settings of your Android device and made sure that the Russian language is not in the selection list. But if you nevertheless forgot to do this, check the availability of the Russian-language OS interface right now. Go to the "Settings" menu item of your phone or tablet and then select the "Language & keyboard" item. In the menu that opens, select the first item "Select language" and check the list of available languages for the presence of Russian there. If it is not in the system, then it's time to install it, correcting this annoying flaw.

Russification of Android keyboard only

Some users are ready to come to terms with the fact that the firmware of their device or the interface of some programs do not have Russian localization, but they need Russification of at least the on-screen keyboard. After all, typing, chatting on social networks, sending messages, etc. Latin letters are at least unreadable for those who will receive these messages. For such users, the solution may be simply to install a keyboard with Russian language support in the system. There are a lot of similar keyboards for Android, because, in fact, a keyboard is a regular program that you can download and install on your phone or tablet.

On the Google Play Market, you can always find something suitable for the search query "keyboard". One of the most popular is SwiftKey Keyboard, which has support for Russian and Ukrainian languages. But you can pick any other keyboard to your liking, experiment. Installing applications from the Google Play market is described in detail on our portal at.

After installing the new keyboard, you just have to follow the path "Settings" ->

"Language & keyboard" and tick off the keyboard we just installed. If necessary, you can click on the name of this keyboard and make the desired program settings in the list of parameters that appears. Now you can type texts in any application in Russian.

How to Russify Android (for Android up to version 4.2)

Many users are unlikely to be fully satisfied with the conditional Russification given in the sections above, and they will want their Android phone or tablet to communicate with them completely in Russian. You can do this, and now we will tell you how to translate Android into Russian completely, if your phone or tablet has an old version of the operating system.

The most popular application for localizing Android firmware is MoreLocale 2, available for download on Google Play.

Download the program from there or install it on your mobile device in any way. Further, in order to install the Russian language in your system, you need to perform the following sequence of actions:

Run MoreLocale 2 and select the green item "Custom locale" in the program window;

In the window that will appear after this, you must press the "ISO" button located next to the "Language" menu item, and select the "Russian" language there;

After that press the "ISO" button located opposite the next menu item "Country" and select "Russian Federation" from the list of countries;

Press the "Set" button to confirm your choice;

You can enjoy full localization, your phone or tablet has learned to speak Russian.

Please note: if in the applications installed in the operating system, the Russian language is not provided initially, MoreLocale 2 will not be able to Russify them. Perhaps, in this case, your operating system will not be fully Russified. But isn't it better than nothing?

In addition, using the method given above, it is necessary to take into account the following: due to the changed rules for making changes to the OS configuration, this method will not work on firmwareAndroid from version 4.2.x and older. How to translate devices with new versions of Android, read on.

How to Russify Android 4.2 and higher

Full Russification of the entire Android operating system version 4.2.x and higher is fraught with some difficulties, but there are no such difficulties that a true Android system enthusiast cannot overcome, right?

To begin with, let's say that on Google Play there is a Set Locale & Language program that allows you to set the system language, even if it is not in the firmware. The developers claim that it can localize even Android version 4.2.x and older.

True, many users complain that the Set Locale & Language program does not always work stably, and localization settings may disappear after restarting the application. Only one recommendation can help here: try, try, and hope that you are lucky and your device is localized reliably.

But if the previous method turned out to be useless for you, now we will teach you one more method, how to translate the system language of your phone or tablet into Russian. This method was originally invented for HTC smartphones, but for other phones or tablets, it also works great in many cases.

To Russify new versions of Android OS, we will need to download the adb program and install it on our computer. In addition, in this case, you also need to install the More Locale 2 application, which was already discussed above. Also install the drivers for your smartphone or tablet on your PC. To Russify your Android device, follow the instructions below:

1. Enable the "USB debugging" mode on your device (Programs menu -> "Settings" -> "Developer options" -> "USB debugging"). If there is no "Developer options" item in the menu on your device, you need to find the "About phone" item in the "Settings" menu and press ten times in a row on the device model name or firmware version. "Developer options" will appear in the settings menu;

2. The ADB program must be unpacked to the computer in the root of the C: drive (the path to the executable file must be like this: C: \ adb \ adb.exe);

3. Connect your Android device to your computer;

4. Start the command line application on the PC by executing the cmd.exe command;

5. Enter the command cd c: \ adb to go to folder C: \ adb \;

6. To search for your smartphone, enter the commandadb devices;

7. The program should display the identifier of your device below under the line " List of devices attached ";

8. Enter command

adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION

9. Make sure, what in window appeared answer programs

lo cale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION;

10. If we made a mistake in the command syntax, the system will display a message using the pm command. In this case, you need to carefully repeat the command input again.

11. Disconnect your Android device from your computer and run MoreLocale 2.

12. Repeat the sequence of actions for the Russification of the firmware using MoreLocale 2, specified in the previous section.

If your phone or tablet is not found by the ADB program, and you see "offline" next to its identifier, it means that your version of ADB is outdated for this model. Download the Android SDK and install it on your computer. In the / platform-tools / folder, you will find the latest version of ADB.

Please note that this localization method (like the method for Adroid up to 4.2.x) works at the software level, not at the operating system level. therefore if you do, your localization will fly off, and to get the Russian language after resetting the settings, you will have to do everything over again.

As you can see, it is not always possible to localize new mobile devices with fresh Android firmware. The only good news is that even little-known Chinese mobile phone developers are already paying attention to the market of Russian-speaking users, and models of phones or tablets that do not have Russian localization are less and less common. For most modern devices, it is usually possible to find, if not official, then at least a custom (custom) firmware, into which the Russian language will be embedded. We hope your new Android mobile will be just like that!

Basically, modern mobile devices on the Android platform, which are sold in our market, are already equipped with russification built into the firmware. However, it is not uncommon for the device you ordered (for example, from China) to lack Russian localization. For some, this will not be such a big problem, but most of the users probably wanted their beloved "Andryukha" to communicate in their native language. That is why we will now tell you how to change the language on an Android tablet and phone.

Some users may be ready to agree with the firmware that does not have Russian localization, but the on-screen keyboard should definitely be Russified, since sending SMS messages, chatting on social networks, etc. in the Latin alphabet will be unreadable for the addressee. Therefore, first we will consider several ways that can help in this matter.

Using the settings in the phone. Step by step, our actions should be like this.

On your device, go to the "Settings" section (or "Settings"):

We select the item "Language & keyboard" i.e. "Language and keyboard", in the section "Keyboard settings" "Keyboard settings") we find "language & input" - "Input language":

click, and select the desired language:

After the performed manipulations, the key for switching the input language should be displayed on the keyboard, or the "space" button will show the current layout, and its change will occur by sliding your finger along the space bar in one direction or another.

Oops! It seems that everything was done correctly, but in "language & input" the Russian language was not found? Don't rush to pull the hair out on your head - we don't have a hundred more yards on this topic, therefore, we read further.

2. Using a dedicated application.

So, if the above method turned out to be inapplicable for you, then an excellent solution is to install a keyboard that supports the Russian language. In fact, this is a common utility, which is easy to download and install on your device. We will mention only two of the available fairly large assortment, these are:

- a wonderful free keyboard, endowed with many functions and emoticons (by the way, it will come in handy if you are an active user of the Instagram network, because this feature is not provided in the service itself).

"" Is a great tool for fast typing, has its own translator, checks the written text and much more.

After we install the application, we need to go to “Settings” and in the “Language & keyboard” item put a checkmark in front of the newly installed keyboard. If there is a need, then by clicking on the name, you can set the desired settings.

Despite the fact that after reading our article before this section, typing in Russian will no longer be a problem, many owners of Android devices will probably want their favorite device to have a completely friendly interface with Russian localization. We will figure out how this can be done now.

If you have an old version of OS Android (up to 4.2), then proceed as follows.

Download and install MoreLocale 2 - the most popular application for localizing Android firmware. Then, in order to Russify our system, we perform the following actions:

Launch MoreLocale 2 and select the "Custom locale" item in the program window:

In the field that appears, press the "ISO" button, which is located next to the "Language" menu item and select the language - in our case, "Russian".

Then press "ISO", which is located opposite the item "Country" and from the list of countries that appears, select "Russian Federation", to confirm, press the button "Set".

Now our smartphone can speak Russian. True, it is worth noting that if Russification is not provided for in the applications that are installed in the operating system, then it is possible that something cannot be completely Russified, but this is already the tenth thing, right?

For versions with OS Android 4.2 and higher, our actions will be completely different, we read:

Full Russification for the latest versions suggests some difficulties, but not for us, because in this case in our arsenal there are a couple of ways, one of which should definitely help.

First option. Install the Set Locale & Language program, which makes it possible to set the system language, even if it is not in the firmware.

However, some users complain that the program is not always stable, and after a restart, localization settings may disappear. Well, what can I say, here only personal testing can solve the question of how this program is suitable for your device.

The second option is using a computer. If the above method was useless for you, then we suggest using one more opportunity to translate the system language on your tablet or phone into Russian.

Download and install on your PC the latest version of the ADB program and the driver for your device.
You need to install More Locale 2 on your mobile device
On your Android, turn on the "USB debugging" mode ("menu", then "Settings", then "Developer options", and "USB debugging"). If there is no “Developer options” item in your menu, we find the “About phone” item in “Settings”, then on the device model name or on the firmware version itself, press “Developer options” ten times in a row to bring up the settings menu.
Unpack the ADB program on the PC to the root of the C drive (the path to the executable file is: C: \ adb \ adb.exe).
We connect our smartphone to the computer.
Run the command line application on the computer (cmd.exe command).
In order to go to the C: \ adb \ folder, enter the command cd c: \ adb
We are looking for our device, for which we enter the adb devices command
Below the line "List of devices attached" the identifier of our mobile device should be displayed, after which we enter "adb shell pm grant jp.co.c_lis.ccl.morelocale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION", wait for the response "locale android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION "(If a mistake was made, you will have to carefully enter the command again).
Disconnect the smartphone from the PC and launch the MoreLocale 2 application (the sequence of actions is described in the first section of this article).

If you could not find the latest version of ADB (the inscription "offline" next to the identifier), then you can download the package for Android SDK developers, after installation on the PC, the latest version of ADB will be located in the / platform-tools / folder.

It remains to draw your attention to the following detail: all the described localization methods for Adroid work at the software level, but not at the OS level, so if you decide to reset your device to factory settings, i.e. perform a "hard reset", then everything that you have achieved in terms of localization will fly to ... (in general, you yourself know where). But you will always have the opportunity to return to this article and refresh your memory on how to install the Russian language on Android, so that your "Andryukha" can communicate in Russian again.