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Howdy!
Just a random question that came to mind. When browsing all the instances, plenty are in foreign languages for me, such as the German one in the pic.
Is there a native way in Voyager to translate into English?
In addition to the Android tips, in iOS you can screenshot and then translate in the screenshot. Then press the X to discard the screenshot and return.
Yep, discovered this method. Itβs a workaround for one-offs but not practical for long term reading.
Not the end of the world. As I mentioned, it was just a curiosity I had. Thanks!
If you have Google translate, Android has a feature where a long press on the home button gives you a translate option.
No, although you might be able to translate using your phone, e.g. on my Android I can use the "scroll and translate" feature (I'm not sure if it's sent to Google or if it's done on your phone, so you might find the privacy implications a deal-breaker).
With ich_iel, I remember someone on Lemmy explaining that the German is translated from English in a very literal way, so it's not at all idiomatic or even coherent German. Perhaps machine translation would cope with that just fine, or it might completely fail, but I think you'd lose what makes it funny.
