The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need

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The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need example, the German word commonly used for “Redo” (as in “reverse an undo command”) is “Wiederherstellen” with four times as many characters, and might not fit on a button. Starting The Translation If translators work only on the separate files of content, outside the context of the app, it will often be important to provide them with additional information. For example, a button or a menu item labeled “Fly” in English could have different meanings (“fly” as a noun, “fly” as a verb.) Different meanings may mean different translations, so an explanation about context and meaning must be supplied to make sure the translator makes the right translation. It also makes sense to provide a creative brief for translators with information about your app, its purpose, and its target market. In parallel, this is the chance to specify how you want them to blend aspects like style and “voice” into the localized texts. Translation And Automation Automated translation of text is still not good enough to be used “as is” for most localizations. Problems in translating the meaning of text or grammatical errors will be painfully obvious to your native speaker end users. They may then make their opinions known via social networking or similar, denting the reputation of your app. Professional human translators will still be part of the process, for the moment. On the other hand, automation of the process of translation can make localization more efficient and improve quality, especially as apps and localizations multiply. ● Translation management systems. Instead of managing localizations with spreadsheets, an online TMS can help to better track translation projects and to manage deadlines. A good TMS will also offer intuitive dashboards for at-a-glance views of progress, and permission management to allow team members to access different parts or different levels of the system. ● Localization API. Translators and developers can post and receive translations programmatically, automating hand-offs and syncing with daily app development activities and systems. phraseapp.com | sales@phraseapp.com | +49-40-357-187-76 | twitter.com/phraseapp | facebook.com/phraseapp | linkedin.com/company/phraseapp
The Only App Localization Tutorial You Will Ever Need ● Translation memory. Once initial work has been done, there are often opportunities to leverage translations across apps or future releases. Automated translation memory functionality prompts a translator, whenever a previously translated phrase or section can be used. It also allows different translators to work on an app localization in a uniform way, using similar terminology for consistency throughout a translation. Testing Of App Localizations Murphy’s Law says that any translation or localization errors that slip through will be the ones that end-users stumble on when running the localized app. Thorough testing of each localized version is therefore mandatory. A product manager will organize testing by people with native-speaker capability for the app localization concerned, and with sufficient knowledge of the culture of the prospective users or customers. The testing must also be done in realistic circumstances, running the app in the way that end-users will run it when it is released. phraseapp.com | sales@phraseapp.com | +49-40-357-187-76 | twitter.com/phraseapp | facebook.com/phraseapp | linkedin.com/company/phraseapp
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