{"id":19296,"date":"2020-02-20T03:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T03:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/?p=19296"},"modified":"2023-05-19T09:04:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T09:04:31","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-app-localization-and-internationalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/a-beginners-guide-to-app-localisation-and-internationalisation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Beginner\u2019s Guide to App Localisation and Internationalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19296\" class=\"elementor elementor-19296\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ad1f971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ad1f971\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b85bf4\" data-id=\"52b85bf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f55a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tbhtheme-category-listing\" data-id=\"68f55a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tbhtheme-category-listing.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"tbh-category-listing\"><li style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/app-localization.jpg)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/category\/app-localisation\/\">App Localisation<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4910e6d6 tbh-author-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4910e6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a165090 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/author\/aarohi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Aarohi-150x150.png\" alt=\"Picture of Aarohi Pathak\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAarohi Pathak\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-47b2da2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/2020\/02\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 20, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dcf579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dcf579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Has any app ever made you feel that it was\u00a0made just for you \u2013 that it could read your mind, know what you need, and make your life easier? Well, if you\u2019ve found such an app, it\u2019ll fall under the category of very well localised apps. Unfortunately, there aren\u2019t many.<\/p><p>Even as app development companies are recognising app localisation as a necessary step towards achieving global success, they don\u2019t include it in their long-term strategies. Consequently, we have partially localised apps that hinder customers\u2019 experience.<\/p><p>How do you avoid this? Answer \u2013 app internationalisation. In simple terms, internationalisation involves preparing your app for localisation (at a later stage) before it\u2019s launched. In this article, we\u2019ll explore the scope of internationalisation and how it aids the process of localisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74743abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74743abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is app localisation? How is it different from app internationalisation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec9db2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec9db2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process of localisation includes creating locale-specific text and elements and then incorporating them into the app\u2019s interface. Understandably, internationalisation must precede localisation as the former helps in creating an adaptable interface for the latter. In simple terms, internationalisation prepares the app for localisation.<\/p><p>Here are some essential steps for localising an app:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ffc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80ffc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Export all data that needs to be localised<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a438fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a438fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this case, you must choose to work with a language service provider who accepts data in various formats. This will save you the hassle of exporting files in a specific format and converting them later.<\/p><p>Typically,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/en\/services\/translation\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">app localisation<\/a>\u00a0involves translating and localising the following elements:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602ba131 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"602ba131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Graphical user interface (GUI) context<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Text in dialogue boxes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Error messages<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">App-related tutorials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Knowledge base\/Help centre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Product release notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4a97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae4a97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>..and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4cadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab4cadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Translate the data and upload it to the interface<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6bd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6bd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choose a translation company that works with translators who are native speakers and hold expertise in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/blog\/6-things-you-should-know-before-hiring-a-translator-for-your-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">translating for app localisation<\/a>. Translators who have a good knowledge of the language, its modern slang, and cultural nuances will provide you with accurate translations \u2013 the kind of accuracy that cannot be achieved with machine translations.<\/p><p>Also, ensure that you have set an efficient feedback mechanism with your translation provider. For instance, you can add comments on strings while suggesting changes in the translation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a3f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a3f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upload the translated and localised data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361cdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"361cdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you externalise all files while internationalisation, this step is a cakewalk for developers. They can easily import all the translated data into the app. And then comes testing. You must test your localised app to ensure there aren\u2019t any:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be15b22 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"be15b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Display errors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Errors in language-specific elements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Errors in the formatting of text<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabeef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dabeef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also, check whether all the locale-specific data is displayed well:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d284a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d9d284a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Time<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Date<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Currencies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Icons, symbols<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fonts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Colours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.659\" height=\"7.55\" viewBox=\"0 0 8.659 7.55\"><path id=\"Path_172\" data-name=\"Path 172\" d=\"M941.947,1737.436a5.215,5.215,0,0,1-4.125,5.129,4.17,4.17,0,0,1-4.278-2.483,3.363,3.363,0,0,1-.147-.434,3.178,3.178,0,0,1-.1-.987c.11-2.23,2.4-3.647,4.476-3.6,2.452.051,4.221.274,4.178,2.379\" transform=\"translate(-933.289 -1735.056)\" fill=\"#271ac6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mirrored interface (for right-to-left languages like Arabic)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0502d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0502d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is app internationalisation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf3eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faf3eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employing internationalisation in the initial stages of app development is the smartest thing you could do to ensure you can localise your app effortlessly in the future. Internationalisation typically involves sticking to a set of international design and development practices\u00a0to make your app adaptable.<\/p><p>For instance, if you follow certain rules when designing your app\u2019s interface (read: coding), the localisation team will be able to update translations and other localised elements easily.\u00a0<\/p><p>When internationalisation isn\u2019t implemented, apps end up having many issues. Yulia Akhulkova, a localisation expert who is also a contributor at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimdzi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Nimdzi Insights<\/a>, says, \u201cIt\u2019s a well-known fact that when you translate any text from English to another language, it may take up more space. Apps that don\u2019t take this into account at the early stages of development end up having truncation issues.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b26f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b26f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/truncation-app-localization-543x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3148\" alt=\"truncations-app-localization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/truncation-app-localization-543x1024.jpg 543w, https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/truncation-app-localization-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/truncation-app-localization.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u2018Add to cart\u2019 takes up more space when translated into German, causing the words to truncate.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef362c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef362c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhat my team and I have noticed over the course of our work is that such issues could have easily been avoided if the app had been internationalised, in the first place,\u201d she adds.<\/p><p>Here are a few steps you can take while\u00a0internationalising an app:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ceb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5ceb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avoid hard-coding of any kind<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbe177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbe177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hard coding is setting or fixing parameters that make it difficult to include alterations without modifying the entire program.<br \/><br \/>This includes avoiding graphics and visuals with embedded texts, along with hard-coding numerics, constant characters, file names, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6652bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6652bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Externalise all locale-variable data<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a864f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a864f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Externalising all user-visible strings to a file (usually called an external resource file) helps you maintain different versions \u2013 one for every locale. This way, all localised data can be downloaded and uploaded in one format \u2013 avoiding instances of partially translated\/localised text.<\/p><p>For example, if you are designing an iOS app, such files containing localisable strings are called\u00a0String files. It would be best if you organised them in locale-specific directories, with one localisable.strings file for each language you support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5078701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5078701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take care of concatenations before externalising files<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec75382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec75382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Concatenations are basically connected strings. For instance, you connect the \u201csnow\u201d string with \u201cball\u201d string to display the word \u201csnowball.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bef861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bef861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/concatenation-app-localization.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3150\" alt=\"concatenations-app-localization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/concatenation-app-localization.jpg 796w, https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/concatenation-app-localization-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/translatebyhumans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/concatenation-app-localization-768x379.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Concatenations (or connected strings) could lead to mistakes in displaying the translated text.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c06df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c06df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Concatenations are essential when it comes to sentence structuring. Sentence structures vary for each language and refactoring these concatenations \u2013 restructuring them in a way that the external behaviour of the code isn\u2019t affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03177b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03177b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Customise text display for each language<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd2e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd2e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rules for text breaks, word wrapping, and formatting are different for each language. For instance, in some languages, there\u2019s no practice of dividing words into syllables. Do take these rules into account while internationalising your app.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f5870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f5870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59958cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59958cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the competitive environment in today\u2019s app industry, your app must provide unique solutions in the most effective manner. 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