How to make PhoneGap Build app supporting more languages in Windows Marketplace?

Question

I have managed to publish my first PhoneGap Build app to Google Play and Windows Marketplace.

When preparing an application for publication in Google Play I could provide description and other details in as many languages as I wanted, directly from Google Play Developer Console. However, I can't find anything similar in Windows Phone Dev Center.

In "Upload and describe your package" section and in "Package's Store listing info" group I can see:

A package can contain multiple languages. Select a language to add Store listing info specific for that language

However, listbox below contains only one entry (English) and above, in "Package details detected from file" group, I can clearly see Language(s): EnglishNorthAmerica. I've browsed my config.xml file, used in PhoneGap Build to build my app.xap file, but there is no language setting inside it.

What should I add to config.xml or what should I do in general, to be able to select more languages in "Package's Store listing info" group and to be able to provide app description in other languages?

Answer 1

According to official PGB support you need to add this piece of config-file code to your configuration:

<gap:config-file platform="winphone" parent="/Deployment" mode="replace">
    <Languages xmlns="">
        <Language code="en-GB"/>
        <Language code="pl-PL"/>
    </Languages>
    <DefaultLanguage xmlns="" code="en-GB" />
</gap:config-file>

to your config.xml file and rebuild application to enable other languages in Windows Marketplace.

Things, you should note or consider:

1. Changing (or adding new) languages for your .xap file will invalidate all graphics and text added previously and you'll have to provide them again after this change, before publishing an update.

2. On contrary to Android, you are required to provide screenshots and descriptions of your app in all languages it support (it was optional in case of publishing app to Google Play). Failing to do so will prevent you from publishing an update of your application.

Here you'll find a complete list of culture and language codes supported by newest WP applications and here a detailed information about config file elements, for those unfamiliar with them.