# Mobile

Localization is the process of adapting your app’s content, design, and UX to match the language, culture, and preferences of users in different regions. In iOS development, localization involves: - Translating text such as labels, buttons, and alerts. - Adjusting date, time, and number formats. - Adapting images or icons with regional meaning. - Handling right-to-left (RTL) languages like Arabic or Hebrew. The main goal of localization is to improve accessibility and engagement by making your app more intuitive for people across different languages. Why do you need to treat l10n right? Because it directly impacts your business goals. When users see an app in their language, they are more likely to: - Download and try it. - Understand the features more easily. - Trust the product and leave positive reviews. - Continue using the app regularly. In this iOS localization tutorial, we’ll walk through how to localize a SwiftUI app step by step – starting with Xcode’s built-in tools and finishing with a more scalable, collaborative workflow using Crowdin. <Aside type="tip"> Want a comprehensive strategy guide? Download our free Mobile App Localization Ebook to master the business side of going global. </Aside>

We often emphasize the importance of providing context for translators. The more context you provide, the better translation quality you can get. This is especially important when it comes to web or mobile applications. Since texts for app translation are typically short, context would help translators decide which translation variant should be used. With Crowdin, you can provide translation context in multiple ways. It can either be a textual context for every key or an in-context preview to let translators browse the web app while translating. A manager in a Crowdin project can add screenshots, so translators can see exactly how the key would be used in the app. Let’s stop on the screenshots, they are great but might be hard to add for every key and maintain them relevant as your project evolves. One of our customers – Bounce, recently implemented a great solution for managing project screenshots. The amount of screenshots they manage is huge! Bounce project has 8000 screenshots in Crowdin, covering a big part of their product – a mobile app for luggage storage and pickup and their email templates. These screenshots are being updated as the product evolves. No manual work, the whole process is automated. How can that be possible? Let’s figure it out.

Mobile app localization is not just about translating your app into different languages. It’s about creating a seamless and engaging user experience for your global customers, adapting to their preferences, culture, and behavior. If you want to learn how to localize your app effectively and efficiently, we have a great resource for you. We’ve just released a free e-book that covers everything you need to know about mobile app localization, from the basics to the best practices.

Android is used by many people worldwide, so getting Android localization right has become an essential part of making apps. You might be a beginner developer making your first Android app or an experienced programmer adding to your dozen or so other Android apps. But the main question is: who are you making this app for? This article will help you learn the key steps for the Android localization and reaching new markets. For a broader overview, check our mobile app localization guide.

How many languages do you speak? And how many people you know are bilingual or even multilingual? English is a global language recognized as an official language in around 67 different countries. However, many people that know English still prefer using their native language in everyday life. And this includes using dozens of mobile apps daily. There are 3 million apps available in Google Play and more than 2 million in Apple App Store. If you want your product to be at the top of this list, it’s time to plan the mobile app localization step and ASO tactics. This article will cover why and how you can improve your ASO with app localization and what essential aspects of app store optimization strategies you should consider.

Every new month brings us a new portion of product updates. Developers can now connect multiple repositories to their localization project, and this is a cherry on the cake of this monthly release collection. Apart from this, we've enhanced Crowdin API and released a new CLI version. Our Android SDK has moved to JitPack and, with the latest version of the Sketch plugin, designers can now select mockups they want to preview translated. Updated Contentful and JS Proxy for Crowdin apps and added native support for the MDX format. The list goes on and on. Let's look closer at all February-2021 improvements, new features, and most important releases for everyone localizing products in Crowdin and Crowdin Enterprise.

Mobile app localization used to be a part of the software localization strategy. But not anymore. Today, when users download a mobile application, they already expect it to match their language preferences. So no matter what stage of the app development you're in, localization should be part of it. The good news is, that localization is no longer a process that slows down everything. If done with the right technology, it is smoothly integrated into the development process and becomes an integral part of the app life cycle. Let's discuss automation in iOS and Android app localization, sharing translations between app localization projects, and providing context for translators.

The key idea behind developing Crowdin Mobile SDK was to help you make the apps you build accessible to global customers faster, keeping your data secure, and ensuring the high quality of translation. Hence, Over-the-Air Content Delivery allows you to update the translated strings of the iOS and Android apps instantly. Without submitting a new app version on the App Store or Google Play each time new translations arrive. Along with CDN, Crowdin Mobile SDK allows you to set up two additional features. Both Screenshots and Real-Time Preview are not aimed at your end-users but will help to give translators functional and visual context. Learn how you can integrate SDK extras in your app localization workflow and get better translations.

Make translations of your app accessible to your users in a click with Crowdin Over-the-Air Content Delivery for mobile apps. No need to release a new version of the app on the App Store or Google Play each time you want to publish new translations. Install Crowdin SDK on your app and deliver ready translations from your Crowdin project immediately. Two additional features will help to upload screenshots automatically and preview translations in the app in real-time.

Get to know how to: - Сrowdsource translations for Android - Avoid potential pitfalls - Prepare your App for localization process - Choose localization technology - Find crowd translators - Motivate translators - …and more Crowdsourcing supposed to be a powerful method for Android localization. Except - how often does that happen? Developers choose crowdsourcing mainly because it sounds perfect to get translations for free. But the lack of awareness about all the crowdsourcing aspects leads to fail. This whitepaper will help you to be aware and avoid potential challenges. It will be your guide through crowdsourcing whys and hows for Android apps so you can be prepared for the ups and downs it may bring. This 14-pages whitepaper covers: - Crowdsourced localization overview - Steps toward applying crowdsourced translations in the Android app localization process <ActionBanner title="Whitepaper: Hows and Whys of Crowdsourced Translation for Android App Localization" buttonUrl="https://downloads.crowdin.com/docs/android-crowdsourcing.pdf" buttonText="Check Out" />