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Re: by lurking_swe on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:31PM (#40793240)
i meant most common, was an error on my part.

also, if you add internationalization support for 1 language in your app, it’s trivial (these days) to add other languages. My point is they should just add support for other languages, like chinese, japanese, english, etc.

More users = more money?

Re: by permanent on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:58PM (#40793525)
just so u know, kakaotalk does exist in multiple languages. feels like this whole thread is based on a false assumption

>Kakaotalk is in English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kakaotalk/id362057947)

Re: by theultdev on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:38PM (#40793966)
Have you actually used it?

I used it earlier this year in Korea, although it did have a hard to get to setting to change your language, many many things were still in Korean.

It is very difficult to navigate, but I asked for help and a native was able to figure it out.

Still more usable than Google Maps though, which will only give you a not so good train schedule. No walking directions at all.

Re: by devbent on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @06:59PM (#40794666)
I've seen tons of American made apps from large companies that show bits of English here and there when switched to another language.

Localization is hard, even for companies that spend a lot of time and effort on it.

It isn't just string replacements!

Re: by numpad0 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @06:10AM (#40798299)

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Re: by sWW26 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @06:21PM (#40794336)
I think your talking about a different app, KakaoMap, which you're right isn't totally localised. KakaoTalk is though.
Re: by shiroiushi on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:58PM (#40795997)
>Still more usable than Google Maps though, which will only give you a not so good train schedule. No walking directions at all.

That's interesting, because Google Maps here in Japan is absolutely fantastic: train schedules are always correct (and updated with delays etc.), walking directions are good, etc. I guess having a big office here in Tokyo is a big part of this.

Re: by lurking_swe on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:29PM (#40793847)
happy to be proven wrong! Cheers