iphone - Can I localize a UIDatePicker?

Question

I'm trying to localize a UIDatePicker. Apple's docs say that it should autodetect the current locale, yet the language stays the same, no matter what language I select. What do I have to do?

Answer 1

The locale property (and all other country specific format properties for that matter) defaults to the value returned by currentLocale, which in turns depends on the iphone's country settings, not the language settings. You need to set the appropriate country in the iphone general settings.