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How to change the Input Language display icon on a BlackBerry smartphone

Article ID: KB24263

Type: Support Content

Last Modified: 11-27-2011

 

Product(s) Affected:

  • BlackBerry Curve 8500 Series
  • BlackBerry Bold 9700
  • BlackBerry Curve 9360
  • BlackBerry Torch 9850
  • BlackBerry Torch 9810
  • BlackBerry Bold 9650
  • BlackBerry Torch 9800
  • BlackBerry Storm
  • BlackBerry Curve 9300 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Bold 9900
  • BlackBerry Pearl 8200 Series
  • BlackBerry Style 9670
  • BlackBerry Bold 9780
  • BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Series
  • BlackBerry Curve 9330 (3G)
  • BlackBerry Bold 9000
  • BlackBerry Tour 9630
  • BlackBerry Curve 8900
  • BlackBerry Bold 9930
  • BlackBerry Torch 9860
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  • BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 to 7.0
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Bold™ 9930 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Curve™ 8500 Series
  • BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 Series
  • BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8200 Series
  • BlackBerry® Pearl™ 9100 Series
  • BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 Series
  • BlackBerry® Style™ 9670 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone
  • BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone
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The Language ID or Language Display icon in BlackBerry® 6 OS can be displayed in the top right corner of the screen to indicate to indicate which input language is being used while entering text. For example, 'EN' for English, or 'ES' for Spanish. The following three settings change the display behavior of the language icon:

  • Automatic - (Default setting) Icon will be displayed if the input language has been changed more than once
  • Show - Icon will be displayed whenever text can be entered
  • Hide - Icon will not be displayed at all

To change the Language ID icon display behavior, complete the following steps:

For BlackBerry Device Software 5.0

  1. On the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone, select Options > Language and Input Text.
  2. For Language ID, select Automatic, Show, or Hide.
  3. Press the Menu key and click Save.

For BlackBerry 6

  1. On the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone, select Options > Typing and Input > Language.
  2. Scroll down to Language Switcher.
  3. Change the Display Icon setting.
  4. Press the Menu key and click Save.

For BlackBerry 7

  1. On the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone, select Options > Typing and Language > Language and Input Method
  2. Scroll down to Language Icon
  3. Change the Display Icon setting
  4. Press the Menu key and click Save
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Note: This feature is only available on BlackBerry smartphones that run BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 and later.

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