{"id":349582,"date":"2026-03-16T20:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349582\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:57:09","slug":"meet-the-new-google-translate-widgets-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349582\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new Google Translate widgets for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Google has recently been developing half a dozen new widgets for its Translate Android app.
\nThe full set is now available, with sizes corrected since we last took a look at them.
\nIn addition to the new widgets, Translate is also working on a new home for notifications settings.<\/p>\n

Properly executed, a good widget<\/a> can really change the way you use an app, hitting you up with the information you need at a glance, and connecting you with the features you\u2019re likely to use most. At least, that\u2019s the best-case scenario, but other widgets are a bit more difficult to appreciate. We\u2019re still wondering whether or not this latest batch is going to fall into that latter group, as Google Translate picks up a set of new Android widgets.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve been tracking Google\u2019s work on new widgets for Translate<\/a> since last month, when we first spotted devs prepping a set of five. That initial group basically just acted as shortcuts \u2014 with a tap you could open up Translate and jump immediately to using voice input, translating text from your clipboard, or using your phone\u2019s camera. What we saw then was odd for a couple reasons, both because these were pretty basic, limited-use widgets, and Google implemented them as an unusual size, taking up more home screen space than they needed to.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month we identified work on a sixth new Translate widget<\/a>, this one to initiate a translation session between two languages. That one actually sounded halfway useful. And now, with Google\u2019s version 10.9.52.883465979.9-release update hitting devices, we\u2019re finally starting to see all six of these finally become available to the public.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Schenck \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Right away, we see one reason to be happy: The first group of five is now properly implemented as 1\u00d71 tiles, so they fit nicely on your home screen without needing to reposition other icons. We\u2019re still not sure we needed five separate widgets for all of these options, but they\u2019re now much less disruptive.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s nice to have these arrive, our attention is already pivoting to what\u2019s coming up next, and in this update we\u2019ve also spotted some early work on a new menu for Translate settings.<\/p>\n

Here, the app could implement an internal version of the notification options we currently have to configure through the app info screen. We\u2019re not seeing any functional changes here \u2014 just a new way to get at the settings. For now, this isn\u2019t yet user-facing just yet, it\u2019s something that Translate could introduce in a future update.<\/p>\n

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