What is expo-localization?
The expo-localization package provides utilities for determining the locale, language, and region settings of a user's device. It is useful for internationalizing and localizing applications to provide a more personalized user experience.
What are expo-localization's main functionalities?
Get current locale
This feature allows you to get the current locale of the user's device. The locale is a string that represents the language and region settings, such as 'en-US' for English (United States).
import * as Localization from 'expo-localization';
console.log(Localization.locale);
Get preferred languages
This feature provides an array of preferred languages set on the user's device. This can be useful for applications that support multiple languages and want to prioritize content based on user preferences.
import * as Localization from 'expo-localization';
console.log(Localization.locales);
Get timezone
This feature allows you to get the current timezone of the user's device. The timezone is a string that represents the time zone identifier, such as 'America/Los_Angeles'.
import * as Localization from 'expo-localization';
console.log(Localization.timezone);
Get country
This feature provides the country code of the user's device, such as 'US' for the United States. This can be useful for region-specific content or services.
import * as Localization from 'expo-localization';
console.log(Localization.country);
Other packages similar to expo-localization
react-native-localize
The react-native-localize package provides similar functionalities for determining the locale, language, and region settings of a user's device. It offers more comprehensive support for React Native applications and includes additional features like currency and calendar type detection.
i18next
The i18next package is a powerful internationalization framework for JavaScript applications. While it does not directly provide device locale information, it integrates well with localization packages to manage translations and language switching in applications.
globalize
The globalize package is a comprehensive library for internationalization and localization in JavaScript. It provides functionalities for formatting numbers, dates, and strings based on locale settings. It can be used in conjunction with device locale detection packages to provide a complete localization solution.
Provides an interface for native user localization information.
API documentation
Installation in managed Expo projects
For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release.
Installation in bare React Native projects
For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo
package before continuing.
Add the package to your npm dependencies
npx expo install expo-localization
Configure for Android
No additional set up necessary.
Configure for iOS
Run npx pod-install
after installing the npm package.
Contributing
Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.