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TL;DR Google has recently been developing half a dozen new widgets for its Translate Android app.
The full set is now available, with sizes corrected since we last took a look at them.
In addition to the new widgets, Translate is also working on a new home for notifications settings.
Properly executed, a good widget can really change the way you use an app, hitting you up with the information you need at a glance, and connecting you with the features you’re likely to use most. At least, that’s the best-case scenario, but other widgets are a bit more difficult to appreciate. We’re still wondering whether or not this latest batch is going to fall into that latter group, as Google Translate picks up a set of new Android widgets.
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We’ve been tracking Google’s work on new widgets for Translate since last month, when we first spotted devs prepping a set of five. That initial group basically just acted as shortcuts — with a tap you could open up Translate and jump immediately to using voice input, translating text from your clipboard, or using your phone’s camera. What we saw then was odd for a couple reasons, both because these were pretty basic, limited-use widgets, and Google implemented them as an unusual size, taking up more home screen space than they needed to.
Earlier this month we identified work on a sixth new Translate widget, this one to initiate a translation session between two languages. That one actually sounded halfway useful. And now, with Google’s version 10.9.52.883465979.9-release update hitting devices, we’re finally starting to see all six of these finally become available to the public.
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority
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