Whether for work, education, travel or fun, Google Translate is a huge aid to communication. With support for scores of languages, you may find that navigating the list of tongues to find the one you need is a bit arduous.
If this sounds like a familiar frustration, there is some good news. Google is working to make it easier to access the language you need when you need them.
The idea is a simple one – Google is introducing the ability to pin languages for easy access. This will supplement the existing list of Recent Languages, and will be of particular use to people who find they work with a lot of languages on a regular basis, but use some more frequently than others.
As spotted by Android Authority, Google is adding the ability to create a list of pinned languages that can contain up to ten languages. This may sound like a lot – and it is certainly more than the vast majority of people will need – but for anyone visiting countries that speak multiple languages, or for anyone who works internationally, this could be a real frustration reducer.
As Android Authority explains, this is not a groundbreaking or complex idea – but this does not make it any less useful or helpful:
As part of our investigation into app version 10.8.48.878519627.2-release, Google Translate could soon allow users to pin their favorite or frequently used languages to the language selection page. While Translate does feature a “Recent languages” section that can list up to 9 languages at the top of the page, this is the limit; selecting more languages will remove some from this list. However, a new “Pinned languages” section lets users keep up to 10 languages permanently in view, above the “Recent languages” list.
This isn’t a groundbreaking feature, but this small addition should massively reduce friction for users who frequently switch between multiple languages. If you’re visiting a country with multiple spoken languages, a Pinned languages section should make it far easier to find and select these in a pinch.
The Recent Languages section remains, although its position has changed; it now appears beneath the list of pinned languages.
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