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Desktop UI language resets to English after update relaunch

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 105465 · apps/desktop

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #106476. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the desktop UI language reverts to English after an update relaunch, despite the locale setting persisting in config.yaml. Several fixes attempt to address a startup race condition by retrying the locale config read after relaunch.

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  • #106476 fix(desktop): UI language survives the update relaunch — startup locale read retries (#105465, #26665, salvage #76158 + #105470)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/i18n/context.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/i18n/context.tsx, contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 1

  • #76158 fix(desktop): retry i18n locale load after backend startup race · merged via another change → 140eaf9, 5353fc9, #106476, #105470, #105465, #26665
  • #105470 fix(desktop): retry startup locale config read after update relaunch · done elsewhere → c252473, #106476, #76158
  • #105474 fix(desktop): retry the i18n startup config fetch after update relaunches · done elsewhere → 140eaf9, #106476, #76158, #105470
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#105465Desktop UI language resets to English after every `hermes update` relaunch even though `display.language` stays persisted in config.yaml
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Merged PRs
#106476
Closed issues
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3 PRs closed without merging
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9 Sep 2026

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