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4 ways to fix fn language switching stop working on Mac

If you are a multilingual worker using a Mac, it is a very common operation to switch between multiple languages using the keyboard. However, some Mac users have reported that after upgrading to MacOS Big Sur 11.2.1 and later, they cannot use the fn key to switch languages. When we are also facing this problem, how to solve it? Don’t worry, the following article will provide 4 solutions.

 

1. Use Control - Space key to switch

 

Using Control-Space key to select the previous input source, or using press Command-Space key to select the next input source.

use control space key to switch languages

 

2. Use the Input menu bar

 

Click System Preferences icon on the dock -> click Keyboard -> click Input Sources -> select the option “Show Input menu in menu bar”. And then the menu bar will display the input menu. Click the Input menu in the menu bar, then choose an input language source.

use input menu to switch languages

 

3. Use the Caps Lock key

 

If you ever set an option in Input Source Preferences to change input sources by using the Caps Lock key to switch, press the key to switch between different input source. Click System Preferences icon on the dock -> click Keyboard -> click Input Sources - view the option “Use the Caps Lock key to switch to and from U.S.”

use caps lock to switch languages

 

4. Remove and Add input sources

 

Click System Preferences icon on the dock -> click Keyboard -> click Input Sources, select an input language on the left window, and click the remove button - to delete it. And then click the Add button + to search and add the deleted language again.

use caps lock to switch languages

 

 

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