From 0560f98c2d9d7de3b70a18078b9a5d246b6be453 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mees Frensel <33722705+meesfrensel@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:52:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] chore(web): clarify locale settings description (#25562)

---
 i18n/en.json                                              | 8 ++++----
 .../lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 97cff2c69c..43f325a34a 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -871,8 +871,8 @@
   "current_pin_code": "Current PIN code",
   "current_server_address": "Current server address",
   "custom_date": "Custom date",
-  "custom_locale": "Custom Locale",
-  "custom_locale_description": "Format dates and numbers based on the language and the region",
+  "custom_locale": "Custom locale",
+  "custom_locale_description": "Format dates, times, and numbers based on the selected language and region",
   "custom_url": "Custom URL",
   "cutoff_date_description": "Keep photos from the last…",
   "cutoff_day": "{count, plural, one {day} other {days}}",
@@ -895,8 +895,6 @@
   "deduplication_criteria_2": "Count of EXIF data",
   "deduplication_info": "Deduplication Info",
   "deduplication_info_description": "To automatically preselect assets and remove duplicates in bulk, we look at:",
-  "default_locale": "Default Locale",
-  "default_locale_description": "Format dates and numbers based on your browser locale",
   "delete": "Delete",
   "delete_action_confirmation_message": "Are you sure you want to delete this asset? This action will move the asset to the server's trash and will prompt if you want to delete it locally",
   "delete_action_prompt": "{count} deleted",
@@ -2338,6 +2336,8 @@
   "url": "URL",
   "usage": "Usage",
   "use_biometric": "Use biometric",
+  "use_browser_locale": "Use browser locale",
+  "use_browser_locale_description": "Format dates, times, and numbers based on your browser locale",
   "use_current_connection": "Use current connection",
   "use_custom_date_range": "Use custom date range instead",
   "user": "User",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
index 3e82b76418..9172db5194 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/app-settings.svelte
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
       <SettingsLanguageSelector showSettingDescription />
 
-      <Field label={$t('default_locale')} description={$t('default_locale_description')}>
+      <Field label={$t('use_browser_locale')} description={$t('use_browser_locale_description')}>
         <Switch checked={$locale == 'default'} onCheckedChange={handleToggleLocaleBrowser} />
         <Text size="small" class="mt-2 font-mono text-sm">{selectedDate}</Text>
       </Field>