Android Lollipop Sees 23.5% Installation Share

And it does feel that Google isn’t pushing it as strongly as it did for Android 5.0.

For now, the new Google Translate updates are only available for devices running on the Android Marshmallow operating system, which was released at the beginning of the current month. “Switching back and forth between apps and screens to translate shouldn’t be another one”.

Select a chunk of text that you want to translate.

The only time this wont work is if the developer implemented their own custom text selection behavior.

Google has announced that Android 6.0 adds Google Translate support to many apps, allowing you to translate about 90 different languages.

Google has a long history of hiding Easter eggs throughout its product cycle – even the much-derided Nexus Q has a Magic 8 Ball feature – but the Android version Easter egg is one of the most consistent and enjoyable oddities.

Google is providing us with a few telling examples, showing us that apps which support other languages than English, such as LinkedIn and WhatsApp, can take advantage of the new in-app translation features.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow brings an extensive list of goodies you should be looking forward to, including Doze (a battery life optimization feat), selective app permission, and the new Now on Tap feature. Users can easily translate hotel reviews without leaving the TripAdvisor app. The selection of the text is done within the same window, Turovsky has concluded.