Terence Eden

The new version of Firefox for Android has a built in translation tool.

And, even better, it protects your privacy by doing the translation on your device, rather than sending data to the cloud.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/android-translation

Switch today!

Firefox translation for Android | Firefox for Android Help

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Sep 6, 2024 at 5:50amFedilab
Show threadMarcos DioneSep 6, 2024
@Edent for full pages it was released two releases ago. For text selection, it's now in the RMB/context menu.
Show threadTerence EdenSep 6, 2024
@mdione
As I said, I'm talking about the *Android* version.
Show threadMarcos DioneSep 6, 2024
@Edent oh, cool! Sorry I missed that.
Show threadMaxi 11x 💉Sep 6, 2024
@Edent My version has had this version for over a month now?
Show threadTerence EdenSep 6, 2024
@frumble
Oh! That's fascinating. Could you tell me more please?
Show threadMaxi 11x 💉Sep 6, 2024
@Edent https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/android-translation Introduced a month ago.
Firefox translation for Android | Firefox for Android Help

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Show threadMaxi 11x 💉Sep 6, 2024

@Edent Even older, May? Here they write somewhat about a staggered rollout:

https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/ubersetzungsfunktion-in-firefox-fur-android

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Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Sep 7, 2024

@Edent

Oh, I am looking so much when it turns up on #Fdroid !

Show threadF-DroidSep 9, 2024
@mcepl @Edent That might be already available, as covered in https://f-droid.org/2024/08/01/twif.html
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Show threadMatěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦Sep 9, 2024

@fdroidorg @Edent

Hmm, I have about:translations in my Fennec, but (probably because I have non-English locale?) absolutely nothing when I go to https://lemonde.fr.

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Show threadJack Linke 🦄Sep 7, 2024

@Edent Some good news from Mozilla in these trying times?

That's welcome [and unexpected, considering their behavior the past few years].