Tango to support 120 languages

January 30, 2012 | By Surur

World of ideas - 1 According to a report from an Indian developer event Windows Phone Tango will be supporting 120 languages, up from 35 in Mango.

The comments were made at the Windows Phone dev camp there, and was accompanied by confirmation that “the next version” of Windows Phone will support native code. It is not however clear if this means Tango or Apollo.

With Windows Phone Tango Microsoft and particularly Nokia are planning to push phones running the OS into numerous markets not presently served, and with such a wide language coverage that means ever wider distribution and hopefully associated sales numbers.

It is of note that iOS only supports around 34 languages and about 50 dictionaries and Android about 55, though many are variations of one language. Hopefully Microsoft, who has been localizing Windows for ages, and appears to support 125 languages on the desktop, will be able to leapfrog the competition in this area.

Via The Verge.com

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Anonymous

Have always liked that MS supports languages worldwide with Windows. I buy Windows in English, but my keyboard isn’t Qwerty and it’s really important for me to get a keyboard setting that supports my language and just knowing they went to the trouble to support the language is comforting to know. For phones this is true also, typing in qwerty is quite confusing for me.
Anonymous

this great more than great making windows phone language support similar to windows
http://www.facebook.com/people/Arvydas-Grušeckas/1802491461 Arvydas Grušeckas

What would be AWESOME. Waiting for Lithuanian support. Eve though, I would like to see all services available in all those countries
Mike P

Obviously native code will only be allowed with WP8 (kernel change)
http://www.facebook.com/sundinthai Sund Vijitsatian

I hope thai language in tango update
Anonymous

I can’t wait for Native Code!!!I hope that means that Great looking game like Infinity Blade and Batman Arkham City Will make its way to WP Hopefully

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