- Google Translate currently offers 2 Android widgets, and appears to be working on 5 more.
- The new widgets are basically just single-purpose shortcuts to features within the Translate app.
- Google’s current implementation is a little wonky, making us think these are still very much works in progress.
Widgets on Android have a ton of potential, quickly connecting us with some of the most-used features from our favorite apps. Or, at least, that’s the idea. Our own Rita El Khoury was recently lamenting the sorry state of many Android widgets, calling out Google Translate as one app in particular that’s failed to deliver the widgets she actually wants. While we’re still not seeing the dual-use word tutor/translation widget she’s dreamed of, it does look like Google’s got a few new Translate widgets waiting in the wings.
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Right now, Google Translate offers a choice of two widgets: There’s a general-purpose one, letting you jump into the app for text, speech, conversation, or image translation; and there’s one that gives you access to your recent translation history.
