Can not change the default language of the browser on start up

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I have just added this bit of code to the Project Settings, Desired Capabilities, WebUI, Chrome

  • Name: args
  • Type: List
  • Value: ["--lang=en-GB"]

I expected this code to make English UK the default language of chrome each time a driver starts up but still chrome is still default loading in american English.

What other change can i do to ensure the chrome window opens with the UK English language?

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Another approach is to set the language preference directly in the Chrome options. You can do this by adding custom code to your test case or a custom keyword. Here’s how you can do it:

import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory

ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions()
options.addArguments("--lang=en-GB")
options.addArguments("--accept-lang=en-GB")

DriverFactory.changeWebDriverWithoutResettingSession(options)

// Now use WebUI.openBrowser('') to open the browser with these options
WebUI.openBrowser('')

You can add this code at the beginning of your test case or create a custom keyword with this code and call it before opening the browser.

If you’re still having issues, you might need to set the language at the system level. In Katalon Studio, you can do this by setting an environment variable:

import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory

System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", DriverFactory.getChromeDriverPath())
System.setProperty("LANGUAGE", "en_GB")

ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions()
options.addArguments("--lang=en-GB")

DriverFactory.changeWebDriverWithoutResettingSession(options)

// Now use WebUI.openBrowser('') to open the browser with these options
WebUI.openBrowser('')

Lastly, ensure that you don’t have any conflicting language settings in your Katalon Studio project or system environment variables that might be overriding your Chrome language settings.
and check your chrome language settings

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