Google Translate App Is Making a Major Change That Will Make Your Life Easier
The popular Google Translate app offers several translation modes, but what happens if you always use a specific mode? It seems that the company is working on a small but practical tweak to the service that will improve the user experience in this department.
Thanks to an analysis of the latest version of the Google Translate app for Android (version 8.22.46.698958551.3), it was discovered that Google is developing a feature called Sticky Translation Mode. Although its name may sound like something completely new, it is actually not an additional translation mode, but rather an option to remember the last mode you used in the app.
This means that if you use the translation function with Google Lens and then close the app, the next time you open it, it will start right in this section, making your life much easier. The same will apply to conversation and text input modes. This is obviously a small improvement, and it is especially useful for those who tend to use the same mode all the time.
By the way, according to the APK analysis, this option could be available within the app's configuration menu (at the moment it supports Android, but naturally it will also arrive on iOS). This means that it will be possible to activate or deactivate it according to your preferences - in this way, if you prefer the current behavior of the app, where it always starts in default mode, you will be able to keep it.
While this type of functionality isn’t exactly new—some manufacturers’ camera apps already let you save previously used settings and modes—its arrival in Google Translate is an improvement that could be important to a large number of users. The reason is that this simple tweak can save you a few precious seconds, especially if you use a particular mode frequently.