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I am looking the best position for language selectors on mobile device.

Currently, I place buttons (for french and english languages) in menu only (see attachment)

Menu

Do you think it is enough or should I place them also on top bar ? If I have to, where would be the best place ?

top bar

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I'm not sure why you want to provide this option, because the majority of apps refer to the default language user sets while setting up her/his phone for the first time - the operating system language. This approach is making a task easier for everyone.

If you still wish to provide that option - I think placing EN (or any selected language) alongside the hamburger menu will be better. Use a selectbox component when users tap on it to change.

For website

Think of placing it at footer. The text would read 'Select your language/country: EN-US'

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  • It is a website, not an app. It is why I need this option. I thought about selectbox. – Trevize Apr 21 '17 at 10:48
  • @Trevize Thanks! The screenshots are appearing as apps – DPS Apr 21 '17 at 10:51
  • No problem. If I use selectbox. What language should be displayed : the language currently used or the targeted language. To be more clear : if the page is in english, the selector should display EN or FR ? – Trevize Apr 21 '17 at 10:56
  • @Trevize The targeted language/languages, because the user is already aware of the default. – DPS Apr 21 '17 at 11:01
  • Thanks for that. About your edited comment "for website": are you talking about footer of every single page or only the "menu" page footer ? In every footer page, I think user do not scroll to find a language selector : if they don't understand, they leave. – Trevize Apr 21 '17 at 11:06
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The menu should be fine, and another option would be to align it to the left side since there is the X (exit) icon on the right.

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  • Good idea, maybe a selectbox instead of 2 buttons ? – Trevize Apr 21 '17 at 10:50

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