# Problem with language detection

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/problem-with-language-detection/5946>\
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**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/problem-with-language-detection/5946 "2026-08-28T13:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ali\_Paknezhad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/ali_paknezhad/32/3505_2.png) [@Ali\_Paknezhad](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Ali_Paknezhad)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/problem-with-language-detection/5946/1 "2026-08-28T13:19:38Z")

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New version of perplexity doesn’t seem to detect the language nor respect the language I pick as default  
Before I could switch from one language to another, and it still could maintain the conversation not anymore  
Any solution?

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**Author:** ![andrewmadson-pplx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/andrewmadson-pplx/32/3428_2.png) [@andrewmadson-pplx](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/andrewmadson-pplx)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/problem-with-language-detection/5946/2 "2026-09-03T22:56:48Z")

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Hello @Ali_Paknezhad ,

Thank you for your report. Is the issue you’re seeing in the Perplexity application or is it in the API (console.perplexity.ai)? If you see this in the Perplexity application ([https://www.perplexity.ai/](https://www.perplexity.ai/)), please email support@perplexity.ai or use the “Report” button in the app.

Andrew