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How to change or force storage pickers to a specific language?
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Description
### Describe the bug
I have a multilingual application, and I use the following code to change the app language.
` Microsoft.Windows.Globalization.ApplicationLanguages.PrimaryLanguageOverride = language;
`
When I change the app language, I notice that the storage pickers’ language and layout also change to the selected language. This should not happen.
Is there any way to prevent this behavior? I want the pickers to remain the same across all languages.
When I change the application language, the window layout does not change. However, I believe that if we use the following code, the layout can change as well. Based on this, I think the pickers should behave similarly.
```
ResourceContext resourceContext = this.resourceManager.CreateResourceContext();
resourceContext.QualifierValues["Language"] = selectedLanguageItem.LanguageTag;
```
I am using the Persian language, which is RTL, but I do not want the pickers to switch to RTL. I want the pickers to always remain LTR, or to be forced to a specific language.
### Steps to reproduce the bug
1.Create a Picker
2.Change App Language to a RTL like fa-IR
3.Open Picker
### Expected behavior
@DinahK-2SO Can you help?
### Screenshots
### NuGet package version
Windows App SDK 1.8.3: 1.8.251106002
### Packaging type
Packaged (MSIX), Unpackaged
### Windows version
Windows 11 version 24H2 LTSC (26100, June Update)
### IDE
Visual Studio 2022
### Additional context
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No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the storage picker after setting ApplicationLanguages.PrimaryLanguageOverride to fa-IR, then inspect the Windows App SDK storage-picker localization behavior and available language or layout controls. Done means confirming whether a supported way exists to keep the picker LTR or force a specific language.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop, internationalization, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100