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Fixes #4323

Auto-detects the device language and sets it as the default transcription language during onboarding, eliminating the need for manual language selection. The app language is already auto-detected by LocaleProvider, so this change completes the feature by also auto-setting the transcription language.

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  • _getDeviceLanguageCode(): Detects device locale (e.g., en_US) and matches against available transcription languages
  • setupUserPrimaryLanguage(): Auto-sets device language instead of showing dialog; falls back to dialog only if detection fails

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beastoin commented Jan 26, 2026

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  • Cannot self-approve; please get another reviewer. App tests passed locally (app/test.sh) and no functional issues found in this pass.

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feat: auto-detect device language for transcription during onboarding
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When user hasn't set a primary language, automatically detect their device
language and set it as the transcription language instead of showing a
selection dialog. This provides a smoother onboarding experience.

- Added _getDeviceLanguageCode() to detect device locale and match against
  available transcription languages
- Modified setupUserPrimaryLanguage() to auto-set device language
- Falls back to dialog only if auto-detection fails or language unsupported

Fixes #4323

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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beastoin commented Jan 26, 2026

@beastoin Auto-detecting the primary transcription language from the device locale matches the available language map and the animation repaint reductions look safe; I found no blocking issues and app/test.sh passed locally, but GitHub won't let me approve my own PR. Please grab another reviewer to approve, and let me know if you want a device spot-check for locale variants like es-419 or zh-Hans.

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@beastoin I reviewed the diff and didn’t find any issues; the auto-detect flow in app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart cleanly falls back to the dialog when detection or the API call fails, and app/test.sh passes locally.

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Required fixes before merge:

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beastoin commented Jan 26, 2026

@beastoin Reviewed app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart:161-239; auto-detect locale mapping and fallback behavior look correct, and app/test.sh passed locally. I found no issues, but GitHub won’t let me approve my own PR—please get another reviewer to approve.

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@beastoin Reviewed app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart:158-239; auto-detect locale mapping and fallback behavior look correct, and app/test.sh passed locally. No changes requested, but GitHub won’t let me approve my own PR—please get another reviewer to approve.

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@beastoin I reviewed app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart:161-239; the auto-detect locale matching and fallback flow look correct, app/test.sh passed locally, and I found no blocking issues, but GitHub won’t let me approve my own PR.

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@beastoin Reviewed app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart (lines 161-239); the device-locale matching and fallback flow look correct and app/test.sh passes locally, but I can’t approve my own PR in GitHub.

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@beastoin I reviewed app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart for device-locale auto-detect and fallback; behavior looks correct and app/test.sh passed locally. No changes requested, but GitHub won’t let me approve my own PR.

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@beastoin The auto-detect logic has three blockers: dart:io/Platform.localeName will break Flutter web builds, so please switch to PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale (or WidgetsBinding.instance.platformDispatcher.locale), locale parsing only splits on _ so en-US/zh-Hant-TW won’t match and should also split on - (or use Locale parts), and there’s no unit coverage for the auto-detect path (exact match, base match, fallback dialog) in setupUserPrimaryLanguage()/_getDeviceLanguageCode().

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beastoin commented Jan 27, 2026

@beastoin app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart:1 and :166-168 introduce dart:io/Platform.localeName, which will break Flutter web builds; please switch to PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale (or WidgetsBinding.instance.platformDispatcher.locale) and parse base language for hyphenated locales like en-US/zh-Hant-TW (right now only _ is split, so base matching fails). Also add unit coverage for the auto-detect path (exact match, base match, fallback dialog) in _getDeviceLanguageCode()/setupUserPrimaryLanguage() around app/lib/providers/home_provider.dart:161-239; I ran app/test.sh locally.

Can you update those and re-request review?

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fix: use PlatformDispatcher for locale detection and add unit tests
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- Replace dart:io Platform.localeName with PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale
  for cross-platform compatibility (including Flutter web)
- Fix locale parsing to split on both '-' and '_' for hyphenated locales
  like en-US and zh-Hant-TW
- Extract static getDeviceLanguageCodeFromLocale() for testability
- Add comprehensive unit tests covering exact match, base match, and
  fallback scenarios

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beastoin commented Jan 27, 2026

Done. Addressed all three issues:

  • Replaced dart:io/Platform.localeName with PlatformDispatcher.instance.locale for Flutter web compatibility
  • Fixed locale parsing to split on both - and _ using RegExp(r'[-_]') so hyphenated locales like en-US and zh-Hant-TW match correctly
  • Added 15 unit tests covering exact match, base language match, fallback to null, case insensitivity, and edge cases

Ready for final review.

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@beastoin The PlatformDispatcher-based locale detection and hyphen/underscore parsing look correct, and the static helper plus tests cover exact/base matching and fallbacks; I ran app/test.sh and flutter test test/providers/home_provider_test.dart locally, and I can’t approve my own PR due to GitHub restrictions.

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beastoin commented Jan 27, 2026

@beastoin I can't submit an approval on my own PR, but I don't see issues here; the PlatformDispatcher locale path and hyphenated tag parsing look correct, and app/test.sh passed locally.

Let me know if you want a web sanity check after merge.

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beastoin commented Jan 27, 2026

Required fixes before merge:

  • None. PlatformDispatcher-based locale detection and locale-tag matching look correct, and app/test.sh passed locally.

Please merge when ready; I can't approve my own PR.

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beastoin commented Jan 27, 2026

Required fixes before merge:

  • None. Locale auto-detection via PlatformDispatcher prefers exact tags, falls back to base language codes, and unit tests cover the matching logic. app/test.sh passed.

Please merge when ready.

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Use the phone's language as the default app language and primary (transcription) language.

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