If your Vinted app is suddenly in French, you're not alone. This happens more often than you’d expect, especially after updates, travel, or a fresh install. Vinted automatically sets its language based on your phone’s system preferences and location. If your phone is set to French, even as a secondary language, the app may default to it. The same can happen if your app store region is set to a French-speaking country like France, Belgium or Switzerland.
The app doesn’t currently allow you to select a language manually. That means it uses your device settings to determine how everything is displayed. If anything in your device suggests a French-speaking environment, Vinted will likely switch to French without asking.
Can I Change It Back to English
You can, but not through the app itself. Vinted doesn’t include a built-in language toggle. To get the app back in English, you need to adjust your phone’s language settings. Make sure English is set as your primary language, and remove French if it appears on your preferred language list.
It’s also important to check your phone’s region and the country settings for your app store account. If these are set to a French-speaking location, Vinted may pull the French version of the app each time it’s updated or reinstalled.
Why Does the Vinted App Keep Changing to French
If the app keeps switching back to French even after you've changed it, the cause is usually one of a few things. Your phone may have French set as a backup language. If Vinted can’t display something in English for any reason — like a connection issue or a temporary bug — it may revert to the next language in line.
Another possible reason is location detection. If your device uses a VPN, or if you’re near a border or travelling, the app might think you’re in a French-speaking region. That can trigger an automatic switch in language. In some cases, app updates or clearing data can reset Vinted to its default, which may be French depending on your regional settings.
How Do I Fix the Language Issue on the Vinted App
Start by making sure English is the only language listed in your phone’s language preferences. Remove French from the list completely if it’s there. Next, check your region settings — both on your device and in your app store account — and make sure they match your actual location.
If you're using a VPN, try disabling it while using Vinted. If you’ve recently travelled, give the app time to refresh using your current settings. For a more permanent fix, uninstall the app, restart your phone, then reinstall Vinted after verifying all your settings are correct. This will force it to pull the English version based on your updated preferences.
System Language Hierarchy
Most smartphones allow multiple languages to be listed in order of preference. Even if English is your top choice, if French is second on the list, apps like Vinted might default to French when there's any slight glitch, update, or regional conflict. This is especially common on iPhones, where iOS sometimes reverts to the second language if it has any issue pulling app content in the first.
To fix this, it's best to remove French entirely from your preferred languages list unless you use it regularly. That reduces the chance of the app falling back to it automatically.
Regional App Store Versions
Even if you're physically in the UK, if your Apple ID or Google Play account is set to a French-speaking region (France, Belgium, Canada), apps you download or update may pull their regional version. That version might have French set as the default, and there’s no way to change that within the app.
Changing your app store region to match your actual country — and redownloading the app if needed — is one way to lock it into the right language long-term.
Auto-Detect Glitches
Vinted’s system is built to detect user location and device language to serve the most relevant content. But sometimes that detection isn’t perfect — especially if:
- You're near a border region (e.g., close to France).
- Your device briefly connects to a French server (e.g., when roaming or using a shared network).
- Your IP address gets flagged as French through your internet provider.
The app then assumes French should be the language and switches. This usually self-corrects, but if it happens often, using a stable connection and disabling location-based features in the app settings might help.
In-App Messaging Language
Even after switching the app back to English, you might still see some content in French — like system messages, help centre articles, or automated messages from buyers and sellers. That’s because the platform hosts users from multiple countries, and not all content is translated. If a French user writes or lists an item in French, that’s how it’ll appear.
This isn’t a bug — it’s just the nature of a multilingual marketplace. But it can be confusing, especially if it shows up right after a language switch.
Summary
Vinted often switches to French when your device’s language or region settings suggest you’re in a French-speaking area. Since the app doesn’t include a manual language selector, it relies on your phone’s system preferences. To fix the issue, set English as your primary language, remove French from the list, and check that your app store region matches your current location. Once that’s sorted, Vinted should stay in English moving forward.