This is only a good suggestion if all the other people in Germany that want German content have their browser languages correctly configured.
My guess is that they don’t, and this fix would hurt more users than it helps.
My guess is that they don’t, and this fix would hurt more users than it helps.
Perhaps some multilingual users might have one of their secondary language(s) set instead of their primary/preferred one, but at least it'll be a language they speak.
More importantly, even if the user has their browser screwed up, it's something that can be easily fixed on their end. But on sites that set language based on location, there isn't such an easy fix available; short of relocating or using a VPN, people in OP's situation are kinda screwed.
This is especially common in poorly localized tools. For example, a poorly implemented browser component inside some other tool or phone app might not properly set this value, and instead default to en-US.
Switching to the proposed method might fix the author's problem, but create a bunch of problems for other users in other scenarios.
German is well supported by software. If Germans want German content, they’ll have their OS set to use German.
Filipinos on the other hand would be a better example: Their software is likely to be in English but surely they prefer reading Tagalog or Cebuano.
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As a traveler, I’m thoroughly annoyed by being shown websites in the local language, but that would be perfectly fine if it was easy for me to change the language.
Sadly though changing the language often means having to learn what “Settings, Language, <language name>” looks like in the current country.
Switching to the proposed method might fix the author's problem, but create a bunch of problems for other users in other scenarios.