Google Allo is getting in-chat translations, adaptive icon support
How automatic translations work in Allo
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The translation feature is pretty simple to use. All you need to do after you update, is to long-press a message and the Google Translate icon will pop up at the top of your screen. Tap the icon and the message will be automatically translated. To hide the translation, long press the message bubble again and tap "Undo."
Interestingly, the translation feature is available in group chats only, and not in one-on-one conversations, Android Police reports.
The other main new feature in this Allo update comes in the form of adaptive icon support on devices running the latest version of Android. Android has traditionally lacked any rigorous rules about the size and shape of app icons, and this doesn't really change in Oreo, but the latest version of the OS introduced a bunch of "masks", or styles, that grants users the freedom to transform all the icons on their devices into one of four different shapes—square, rounded square, squircle, or teardrop—which does give Android an all-around more uniform look. Further, Adaptive Icons actually represent a new standard for making icons on Android, which should make it much easier for developers to design icons that can look good and adapt to various different shapes. Allo's icon is now optimised to work within different shapes.
source: AndroidPolice
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