diff --git a/src/Android/Services/LocalizeService.cs b/src/Android/Services/LocalizeService.cs
index 349fc3fb8..c7e961ba7 100644
--- a/src/Android/Services/LocalizeService.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Services/LocalizeService.cs
@@ -52,22 +52,30 @@ namespace Bit.Android.Services
             Console.WriteLine("Android Language:" + androidLanguage);
             var netLanguage = androidLanguage;
 
-            // certain languages need to be converted to CultureInfo equivalent
-            switch(androidLanguage)
+            if(netLanguage.StartsWith("zh"))
             {
-                case "ms-BN": // "Malaysian (Brunei)" not supported .NET culture
-                case "ms-MY": // "Malaysian (Malaysia)" not supported .NET culture
-                case "ms-SG": // "Malaysian (Singapore)" not supported .NET culture
-                    netLanguage = "ms"; // closest supported
-                    break;
-                case "in-ID": // "Indonesian (Indonesia)" has different code in  .NET 
-                    netLanguage = "id-ID"; // correct code for .NET
-                    break;
-                case "gsw-CH": // "Schwiizertüütsch (Swiss German)" not supported .NET culture
-                    netLanguage = "de-CH"; // closest supported
-                    break;
-                    // add more application-specific cases here (if required)
-                    // ONLY use cultures that have been tested and known to work
+                // simplified chinese used for all for now
+                netLanguage = "zh-Hans";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // certain languages need to be converted to CultureInfo equivalent
+                switch(androidLanguage)
+                {
+                    case "ms-BN": // "Malaysian (Brunei)" not supported .NET culture
+                    case "ms-MY": // "Malaysian (Malaysia)" not supported .NET culture
+                    case "ms-SG": // "Malaysian (Singapore)" not supported .NET culture
+                        netLanguage = "ms"; // closest supported
+                        break;
+                    case "in-ID": // "Indonesian (Indonesia)" has different code in  .NET 
+                        netLanguage = "id-ID"; // correct code for .NET
+                        break;
+                    case "gsw-CH": // "Schwiizertüütsch (Swiss German)" not supported .NET culture
+                        netLanguage = "de-CH"; // closest supported
+                        break;
+                        // add more application-specific cases here (if required)
+                        // ONLY use cultures that have been tested and known to work
+                }
             }
 
             Console.WriteLine(".NET Language/Locale:" + netLanguage);
diff --git a/src/iOS.Core/Services/LocalizeService.cs b/src/iOS.Core/Services/LocalizeService.cs
index 46a64824e..a45d6a437 100644
--- a/src/iOS.Core/Services/LocalizeService.cs
+++ b/src/iOS.Core/Services/LocalizeService.cs
@@ -58,14 +58,11 @@ namespace Bit.iOS.Core.Services
             Console.WriteLine("iOS Language:" + iOSLanguage);
             var netLanguage = iOSLanguage;
 
-            if(netLanguage.StartsWith("zh-Hans"))
+            if(netLanguage.StartsWith("zh"))
             {
+                // simplified chinese used for all for now
                 netLanguage = "zh-Hans";
             }
-            else if(netLanguage.StartsWith("zh-Hant"))
-            {
-                netLanguage = "zh-Hant";
-            }
             else
             {
                 //certain languages need to be converted to CultureInfo equivalent