One of our readers pointed out that we did not mention how easy BlackBerry 10 makes switching between languages or even typing in multiple languages. You can have up to three languages enabled at a time from the 33 supported languages on BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry even added a mode that lets you type in all three languages and it will automatically recognize which one you are writing and provide relevant suggestions.
They also make it easy to switch between languages by holding down the second key on the bottom left with a globe on it. You then swipe your finger up to the language keyboard you wish to switch to. I use it to switch between Hebrew and English which is really nice though I want them to add a toggle option by hitting that key twice.
To add languages or change the options just go to the settings and select language and input. In there you can add languages or change the options.
ShvartzBerry ( View Profile) - Posts: 386
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 11:18 AM EST
Yeah, they showed off that feature at the launch event when Heins tried to write something in French. While this is a great feature especially for bilinguals in Canada, it should certainly be noted that there can’t be any way for that to work with Hebrew or any other language which uses a different alphabet. Correct?
Daniel ( View Profile) - Posts: 9
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 11:57 AM EST
So it can display 33 different languages, but only type in 3? Why not be able to type the 33 different languages it can display? The limited number of input languages for BB10 is making me consider another OS.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3331
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 12:52 PM EST
Hey Daniel I think you misunderstood. You can select up to three of the 33 available languages to easily be able to switch between. You can always enable any of the 33 languages its just 3 that you can choose to be able to type with at the same time.
Daniel ( View Profile) - Posts: 9
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 12:55 PM EST
Ronen, so you can type in Korean and Japanese on the Z10?
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3331
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 3:45 PM EST
Sadly I do not think it has the ability to type Korean not sure about Japanese either
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) - Posts: 1313
Posted: March 7, 2013 at 6:58 PM EST
Umm if you can type in more than 3 languages at the same time and have someone that will understand them at the same time you are both in a different league haha. I speak both Spanish and English and this is by far my favorite feature. Try doing that in any other device, they usually have a heart attack and corrects you each time with the wrong word(Yes, I have tried it on android and iPhone). BB 10 is awesome.