I purchased a Samsung Mobile phone with Android some months ago. One of the things I was disappointed with was that the phone didn't come with the Catalan language package. I thought it was due to the early existence of Android-based devices and I expected future devices would fix this issue. However, Samsung Spain has deliberately vetoed Catalan language again on new devices running Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which includes Catalan by default. EbreAndroid (the first Catalan blog about Android) asked Samsung for telling the reasons for this veto, and the South Korean company replied they are not responsible of the decisions of local offices regarding to the languages shipped on devices sold in their regions. So, EbreAndroid is urging Catalan Samsung Mobile users to ask Samsung Spain for including our language on their devices. Requests are being performed through Twitter by using the hashtag #androidcatalà in different Samsung accounts (such as Samsung Mobile Spain and Samsung Spain) for sending this letter (in Spanish).
I like Samsung devices and I'm planning to purchase a new device in few months. I would like them to be in Catalan language for then. Meanwhile I'll have English on my mobile phone.
