How to add Translations to android app

Owned by Prajwal Waingankar
Last updated: May 26, 2019
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-What are translations?

Translations are basically the functionality provided to the android app to translate the entire android app or parts of the android app in different sets of predefined languages.

 

-Why are translations needed?

The android app is being used in a number of different deployment fields. Each location has its own different language. In order to make sure that each and every health worker and patient is accessible to their entered data i.e. to ensure data transparency, translations are being made use of.

 

-Translations Code:

  • Oriya Language:

 

 

-Steps to add Translations:

  1. The app supports multi-language translation support.

  2. For every specific language translation, there are specific strings.xml files created under the values directory.

  3. In order to add a new language translation, create a new strings.xml file under the values directory.

  4. Add the necessary corresponding translated strings for that specific language.