Why doesn't UI Text refresh when locale changes?

You assigned Text.text once. Locale change doesn't re-fetch. Use LocalizeStringEvent component — subscribes to LocalizationSettings.SelectedLocaleChanged and re-fetches automatically.

LocalizeStringEvent works with both Text and TMPro by binding StringChanged UnityEvent to either component's text setter.

Code-side, manual subscribe?

LocalizationSettings.SelectedLocaleChanged += newLocale => RefreshText(); call your re-fetch in the handler. The event fires on every locale change.

Fix: Localized String Not Updating UI Text

Quick answer: Add LocalizeStringEvent on the Text component. Bind StringChanged → Text.text setter. Auto-refreshes on locale change.

Switching from English to Spanish via dropdown. Strings in code change but on-screen UI stays English. UI was assigned once; no listener for locale changes.

The Fix

UI Text GameObject:
  + LocalizeStringEvent
    String Reference:    UI/MainMenu/PlayButton
    On Updated:          Text.text = arg0     // Dynamic String

C# fallback:
LocalizationSettings.SelectedLocaleChanged += locale => RefreshUI();
async Task RefreshUI() {
    text.text = await LocalizationSettings.StringDatabase
                          .GetLocalizedStringAsync("UI", "PlayButton").Task;
}

LocalizeStringEvent is the declarative path. Manual subscription is for code-driven cases (dialog injection, dynamic args).

Verifying

Locale switch button. UI text changes. Without binding: stays in initial locale.

“LocalizeStringEvent. Locale-aware. Updates flow.”

Related Issues

For TMP atlas missing glyph, see atlas glyph. For Canvas Scaler, see Canvas Scaler.

Bind to event. Locale flows.