how to force an ios app to use a certain localization?

Question

i have an app that have two localizations (hebrew and english), and i\'ve been asked to cancel the english localization so that whatever your device\'s language, the app wil

Answer 1

I have adapted this to Swift and use this to test localizations with ease. When placed in AppDelegate->didFinishLaunchingWithOptions the simulator needs to run twice to get the correct settings, but maybe there is a better way.

In the example Danish localization is used and more can be found here: Locale codes for iPhone lproj folders

let langCultureCode: String = "da"
let defaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults()
defaults.setObject([langCultureCode], forKey: "AppleLanguages")
defaults.synchronize()

And to remove the defaults once again:

let defaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults()
defaults.removeObjectForKey("AppleLanguages")
defaults.synchronize()