How to support different languages ​​using dynamic web data on Android?

Question

I have an application that retrieves information from a web server and displays it. I know that Android has good language features where you can put multiple strings.xml files inside a project for specific languages. Is there a way to convert text from a server (which is in English) to any local user installed by the user on his device?

thanks

Answer 1

Yes, but this is usually done on the server side with some kind of api translation. Even on Android, when an application needs content that has not yet been previously translated, it goes through the server for translation.

For example, you can use the Google Translate api (which is not free) http://code.google.com/apis/language/translate/overview.html

Or you can install some open source solution on your own server and use it remotely.