T-Mobile's HD7 lacks multi-language keyboard support, polyglots upset [Updated]

Update: HTC has contacted Jeff directly and corrected themselves. Manifestly, information technology was due to "lack of fourth dimension" as to why the extra linguistic communication packs were not included and that they will exist added in an update. Every bit interesting, they said "past Feb this should not be an issue". which gives more than credence to that rumored update coming down the road.

It turns out that the choices for keyboard languages (ergo configuration, see Settings --> Keyboard) are an pick left up to OEMs and carriers. While almost Windows Phones have multiple languages supported (e.yard. French, German, Italian, Spanish and English) the HD7 curiously has only English on board.

Why that is remains a mystery, but at least according to HTC, the decision was not theirs:

If your Windows Phone 7 does non comprise a display language that you would like to utilise, there is currently no manner to get a new language pack installed on the phone. Microsoft makes language packs bachelor (every bit they're created) to the device manufacturers (OEMs) at the time of manufacturing and it is up to the device manufacturer and mobile operator to decide which languages to include. In this example, it was T-Mobile'southward conclusion to merely include English.

As a result, some Spanish speaking Americans (who make upwardly more than than 12% of the population) are a trivial bit upset. Specifically, when they type in Spanish, it auto-corrects their words since the dictionary is dependent upon language selection. What'due south more than, the HD7 on T-Mobile seems to exist alone in this single language support when compared other WP7 devices (as far equally we know at the moment).

No response from T-Mobile on the consequence, but hopefully they'll make a note of it to include in an update in the hereafter. Till and so, yous multi-lingual folk may want to steer articulate of that phone if yous think this matters to you lot.

[Run across also possible reception and magenta camera issues]

Source: T-Mobile Support Forums; Thanks, Jeff G., for the link

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