Getting current device language in iOS?

Question

I\'d like to show the current language that the device UI is using. What code would I use?

I want this as an NSString in fully spelled out format. (Not

Answer 1

If you're looking for preferred language code ("en", "de", "es" ...), and localized preferred language name (for current locale), here's a simple extension in Swift:

extension Locale {
static var preferredLanguageIdentifier: String {
    let id = Locale.preferredLanguages.first!
    let comps = Locale.components(fromIdentifier: id)
    return comps.values.first!
}

static var preferredLanguageLocalizedString: String {
    let id = Locale.preferredLanguages.first!
    return Locale.current.localizedString(forLanguageCode: id)!
}

}