Google translate offers a quicker way to do this though, through its Tap to Translate feature.
Tap to Translate uses a widget that overlays other apps.
To allow you to quickly and easily translate text without having to leave the app.
Tip: The main limitation of Tap to Translate, is that it can only translate text.
You cant use it to translate an image.
In the Google Translate app, tap the burger menu icon in the top-left corner.
To bring up the Google Translate prefs, tap prefs.
Tap tweaks to bring up the tweaks for Google Translate.
Next, tap Tap to Translate at the top of the configs list.
Tap Tap to Translate at the top of the controls page.
Tap the slider labelled Enable to fire up the Tap to Translate feature.
Tap Enable to enable Tap to Translate.
The first time you enable it, Tap to Translate will ask you to Permit drawing over other apps.
This permission is required for the overlay to work over the top of other apps.
Simply click Permit, then tap the slider to grant the permission.
Before you use the functionality, you should ensure that your language preferences are configured correctly.
To do so, tap Preferred languages.
Tap on each of them to grab the languages you prefer from the lists available.
If youre going to be primarily translating one language you should set that language specifically.
Configure your preferred languages in the Tap to Translate tweaks.
Tap to Translate will automatically paste and translate the contents of your clipboard when you tap the overlay icon.
The translation will be shown in a partial screen overlay.
When you tap the Tap to Translate overlay icon, the text on your clipboard will be translated.
