Apple Support app adds support for one of the world's most spoken languages

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What you need to know

  • Apple has released an update to the Apple Support app.
  • Version 4.7 adds Arabic as a supported language.
  • Users can now also change their preferred contact number.

The Apple Support app is a great resource for all Apple users looking to manage their devices, get service, and find answers to questions.

The app has supported a number of languages, but there was a major one missing for quite a while. Today, that is no longer the case. Apple has rolled out a new update to the Apple Support app that adds Arabic as a supported language in the app. Users who speak Arabic can now have it set as the default language used across the app.

It's a big deal for millions of users. According to the language learning app Babbel, Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world with over three hundred million native speakers.

In addition to adding support for Arabic, users can now also change their preferred contact number in the app. Version 4.7 also includes the usual round of performance improvements and bug fixes:

  • Added Arabic as a supported language
  • Introduced the option to choose or modify your preferred contact number in Account
  • Performance enhancements and bug fixes

You can download the Apple Support app for the iPhone and iPad for free from the App Store.

Joe Wituschek
Contributor

Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.