How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video

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Amazon Prime Video supports 26 languages. Of them, there are two exceptions that you can only find on PC and laptop interfaces: Arabic and Hebrew.

When you sign up for an account, the streaming platform typically takes your geographic location into account. For example, if you register an account in Germany, you will have a German interface. This usually continues even if you go on vacation and log in from another country.

But, like all major streaming platforms, you can easily change the display language on most devices. You can also change the subtitles and even the soundtrack language, if available.

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on a PS4

Typically, your Amazon Prime Video account shows everything in your native language. When you use a PS4 to watch videos with Prime Video, the primary language must be that of the country you are in.

That doesn’t mean you can’t edit these settings if you want to watch a dubbed version of your favorite show. Or see subtitles in a different language.

1. Launch Prime Video on your PS4.
2. Access the details page of the video you want to watch.
3. Select the Subtitles or Language option.
4. Change the subtitles or audio to your preferred alternative.
5. Close the menu and play your video.

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on an Xbox

The default language settings for Prime Video are the same as the Xbox language. If you change the region of your Xbox console, the changes should carry over to the Prime Video app.

Changing the language of the subtitles and audio is very simple.

1. Launch the Prime Video app and play a video.
2. Open the Playback menu.
3. Select the Speech Bubble button.
4. Select Audio Subtitle options.
5. Select a new language from the available list.
6. Exit the menu and resume playback.

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on a Firestick

When you launch Prime Video on a Firestick device, the display language is usually set to the country in which you registered your account. However, you can sometimes avoid this by changing the device’s language settings:

1. Select the Settings option.
   
2. Go to Preferences.
   
3. Select the language.
   
4. Change the language of the main screen.
   

To change the subtitles and audio track, when available, first launch your Prime Video app.

1. Select and start playing the video you want to watch.
   
2. Open the playback menu by highlighting the screen.
   
3. Select the CC/Speech Bubble button.
   
4. Make the desired changes in the Language and Audio menus.
   

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on iPhone

Prime Video’s interface and buttons look slightly different when you’re using a mobile device, as opposed to a desktop computer. However, changing the language is just as quick.

1. Launch the Prime Video app.
2. Go to the My Stuff menu.
3. Tap the gear icon.
4. Tap language and select a new language.

The same steps apply to making changes to your Prime Video app on Android devices.

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on an Apple TV

When using Prime Video on an Apple TV, the app must have the same language settings as your billing region. However, you can easily change the soundtrack and subtitle languages ​​as soon as you start playing a video.

1. Play any video.
2. Swipe down and then right to access the Subtitles and Audio menus.
3. Swipe down to select the audio language and subtitles you want.

Please note that you must first ensure that the SDH option is enabled.

1. Go to the Settings menu on your Apple TV.
2. Select the General tab.
3. Go to Accessibility.
4. Select Subtitles and Subtitles.
5. Turn on closed captioning and SDH.

This will allow you to make any language changes you want when using the Prime Video app to watch your favorite movies and TV shows.

How to Change the Language on Amazon Prime Video on a Roku Device

In the past, you could make changes to the subtitles and audio before starting the video. Changing the language on a Roku device now requires you to start playback and then pause the video while you make changes.

1. Launch the Prime Video app on your device.
2. Find a video and start playback.
3. Press the Pause button to open the playback menu.
4. Select the Subtitles and more button.
5. Make the desired changes to the subtitles and audio track, when available.
6. Close the playback menu and resume the video.

Note that these changes should continue if you want to play another video, even if you close the app and return later.

How to change the language on Amazon Prime Video on PC

When you visit the Prime Video website, you have a Language button right next to the Sign In button in the top right corner. Click on that and select one of the 26 available languages.

Here’s how you can change the language of both text and audio in your Prime Video account on a PC.

1. Sign in to your Amazon Prime Video account.
2. Click Profile from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner.
3. Click on the Account & Settings option.
4. Click on the Language option.
5. Select your preferred language.

This changes the language only on your Amazon Prime Video account. To change the audio language, you must first play a video.

1. Start playing a video.
2. Click the Subtitle/Audio icon in the upper right corner.
3. Choose one of the available languages.

Please note that not all videos offer alternatives and in some situations there may be geographical restrictions on dubbed audio options.

Known issues

Many users report difficulties changing the primary language settings of their Prime Video accounts when traveling to another country. While it’s fairly easy to change the subtitle and soundtrack language on most devices, it’s not always easy to change the display language.

Screen language issues

Some bugs include an automatic language change based on the user’s new geographic location. In other cases, you may be stuck on your device’s primary language, regardless of where you access the app from.

It is not always possible to change the primary display language on a mobile device, smart TV, or the app itself. Sometimes you have to sign in to your Amazon Prime account in a browser and change the language of your Prime Video experience from there.

An alternative is to deregister your device from your Amazon Prime account. Again, you must access the main Amazon website in a browser for this to happen. Once you unregister a device, you can clear its cache and restart the Prime Video app.

During setup, it will ask you for your language preference and you can choose one that works for you.

Lack of alternative tracks and subtitles

Prime Video is known to work best in a browser. The application does not have all the options.

For example, not all shows have alternate tracks and audio descriptions on all devices. Additionally, you may sometimes need to access your device’s language settings to make changes in the Prime Video app (e.g. Roku, Apple TV).

Final thoughts

As you probably already know, Amazon Prime Video is not the most adaptable app across regional and language settings.

The display language, in particular, has many issues that may require you to submit a ticket to Amazon in hopes of finding a solution. But if you check the official forums, you will see that many questions remain unanswered even there.

Changing the subtitle and audio language is a simple process on most devices. In some cases, if you don’t have many options to choose from, it means that there are no alternatives available.

With this in mind, tell us your most common problems when changing the language in the Prime Video app. Do you often get stuck in a foreign display language due to travel and the inability to update billing or regional settings? Don’t have enough audio description or subtitle options?

Let us know in the comments below. Feel free to offer any workarounds you’ve found for certain devices.