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They added a translate feature in the last couple days so you should be able to automatically let the app translate comments in-line
If you don't have that version of the app yet, an image translator works. Someone was saying there's an on-screen translation option for android devices in another thread, not sure about ios.
I had to force the update but wow its actually really good! Its exactly what people were saying, that they were going to add translation. Very cool.
Weird according to my phone it’s up to date but I don’t have translation
I think the feature is being enabled for more and more people in a staggered manner to make sure it's working well for everyone
Go to your profile, go to the gear, go to the next gear, go to language & translation, turn on auto - translation.
I'm on app version 8.59.1 on Android.
thanks, I had completely missed that
Same here
Update the app, go to language settings, and enable the translation feature. Android can also translate if you select the text, and then select translate from the popup menu, though maybe not on all devices.
Or learn Chinese.
Or learn Chinese
This is a good option too, but I think it's going to take a while to pay off. I can accurately respond to a question about my nationality now, but that's about it for the moment.
It is slow going, definitely. But keep at it! Eventually you'll realise that you can string together some pretty solid sentences.
Thanks for the encouragement! I absolutely will keep at it.
Ok let me just Matrix that shit.
Just remember: your neck ports need to be 1tbps capable to download Chinese skills
There is a Google Translate app that can be called up by long pressing the middle button. That's what I mostly used previously but the translate button is great now for reading in all.
I still use the full screen translator quite a bit because it will translate images
Yeah, I also use it sometimes to translate multiple shorter comments all at once.
Yeah should just need to update your app
If you are on an android device, hold down the home button and google assistant will offer to translate the page.
Learn Chinese
Jk I think the translate option for comments is already being rolled out, I’ve seen some screenshots
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2dR4q2V/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2dRPpf4/
If you’re on iPhone these videos will show you how to set up both translate-screen and translate-clipboard shortcuts and how to activate them easily. That’s what I did so if I double tap the back of my phone it’ll translate the screen to English, and triple tapping translates whatever’s in my clipboard to Chinese. It’s super nice.
Pull up the Google assistant -> translate screen