If you constantly work with multi-lingual officemates or clients, or if you have a lot of friends that speak several languages, the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is something to look forward to. That is because it will bring an all important in-app translation, if you install the Google Translate app on your device. This means that you don’t need to copy paste to the translation app a particular sentence or phrase, since you have the capability of translating it from where you are.
For example, you’re messaging someone on WhatsApp and they answered you in their native language for one reason or another, you don’t need to open Google Translate, copy paste what your friend said, and then go back to the app to reply. From within the messaging app itself, you just select the text you want to understand, and then choose the translate option, which is next to the copy, share options. The translation is applicable both for app content and the text that you actually type into an app.
As for developers, if your app supports Android’s text selection methods, then the in-app translation will automatically be enabled once a device is updated to Android 6.0. But if your app uses its own text selection behavior, then there is a method for translation support that Google has already outlined (see source link).
The in-app translation will be able to support 90 languages, and of course eventually, that will expand as well. So as soon as you get your device Marshmallowed, try out this new feature on your apps. Just don’t forget to have Google Translate installed for it to work.
SOURCE: Android Developers
