Locale override set to zh-CN but UI remains in English
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Jun 4, 2026 by linkongluyinxi-718 Closed Jun 11, 2026
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Bug description After settinglocaleOverride = "zh-CN"inconfig.tomlunder[desktop], the Codex desktop UI remains in English. The setting is saved correctly but has no visible effect. Steps to reproduce 1. Open Codex desktop app settings 2. Change language to Chinese (zh-CN) 3. Confirm the setting is saved in~/.codex/config.toml(localeOverride = "zh-CN") 4. Restart the app 5. UI is still in English Expected behavior UI should display in Chinese after selecting zh-CN. Environment - OS: Windows - Codex version: 0.136.0-alpha.2 - Config path:C:\Users\<user>\.codex\config.toml- Setting:[desktop] localeOverride = "zh-CN"
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