accept-language

However, setting language preferences this way does require that cookies be enabled; the accept-language behavior does not.

Setting Google Search to English 2007

To view or modify accept-language in Internet Explorer 5, select "Internet Options" from the "Tools" menu.

Setting Google Search to English 2007

Google makes use of the Web's standard language-preferences mechanism, the HTTP accept-language header, to determine the display language.

Setting Google Search to English 2007

If you want to change your Google interface language without changing your browser's accept-language preferences, you can set your Google language preferences manually on our "Language Options" page.

Setting Google Search to English 2007

Please note: other websites with multi-lingual capability that support the accept-language header may also be affected by any modifications to your language preferences.

Setting Google Search to English 2007

The translation (target) language is determined by the browser accept-language settings of the user, and if no appropriate translation language is supported the API gracefully degrades to a reasonable default.

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25: Yup, after Google has ignored my accept-language, browser UI language, choice of google.co.uk, any and all cookies on my machine, you want to jump up and down screaming.

Very Minor Internetty Weirdness « Whatever 2007

# censorReferer = maybe censoredHeaders = from, accept-language, x-pad, link censorReferer = maybe

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