Android SDK (Coming soon)
Crowdin SDK allows delivering new translations from the Crowdin project to your application immediately. Using this integration there will be no need to every time update application via Google Play Store to get the new localization version.
The integration provides:
- Over-The-Air Content Delivery – the localized files can be sent to the application from the project whenever needed.
- Real-Time Preview – all the translations that are done in the Editor can be shown in your version of the application in real-time. View the translations already made and the ones you’re currently typing in.
- Screenshots – all screenshots made in the application may be automatically sent to your Crowdin project with tagged source strings.
For more details on Crowdin Android SDK, including installation and setup steps, please view our GitHub repository.
Anforderungen
Requirements to integrate Android application with the project in Crowdin:
Development Tool
- Android SDK version 16+
App Programming Language
- Java version 8+
or - Kotlin version 1.3+
Distributions and Releases
Distribution is a CDN vault that mirrors the translated content of your project and is required for integration with Android app.
Distribution Setup
Follow these steps to configure distribution:
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Open your project and go to Project Settings > Content Delivery.
Also, you can click Get Credentials button to check the details required for the OAuth application while connecting Crowdin SDK. 
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Add new distribution using Add Distribution button. Choose only the files, translations for which you want to be shown in your application and click Next.
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Copy distribution hash so you can use it for integration.
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Сreate as many distributions as you need and choose different files for each. You’ll need to click the Release button next to the necessary distribution every time you want to send new translations to the app.
Note! Currently Custom Languages, Dialects, and Language Mapping are not supported for Android integration.
Crowdin SDK Installation, Setup, and Advanced Features
For more details on how to set up Crowdin SDK for your application visit our GitHub repository.
Parameter
| Required for all features | |
| your_distribution_hash | Unique hash which you can get by going to Project Settings > Content Delivery. To see the distribution hash, click three-dot button on the needed distribution, choose Edit and copy distribution hash |
| Required for advanced features | |
| source_language | Source language in your Crowdin project (e.g. "en") |
| client_id; client_secret | Crowdin authorization credentials. Open the project and go to Project Settings > Content Delivery, choose the feature you need and click Get Credentials |
| Optional | |
| network_type | Network type to be used. You may select NetworkType.ALL, NetworkType.CELLULAR, or NetworkType.WIFI |
| interval_in_milisec | Update intervals in milliseconds |
File Export Patterns
You can set file export patterns and check existing ones using File Settings. The following placeholders are supported for Android integration:
| Name | Beschreibung |
|---|---|
| %language% | Language name (e.g. Ukrainian) |
| %two_letters_code% | Language code ISO 639-1 (e.g. uk) |
| %three_letters_code% | Language code ISO 639-2/T (e.g. ukr) |
| %locale% | Locale (e.g. uk-UA) |
| %locale_with_underscore% | Locale (e.g. uk_UA) |
| %android_code% | Android-Standort-ID für die Benennung von „values-“-Ordnern |
Sicherheit
Crowdin Android SDK CDN feature is built with security in mind, which means minimal access possible from the end-user is required. When you decide to use Crowdin Android SDK, please make sure you’ve made the following information accessible to your end-users.
- We use the advantages of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for our computing infrastructure. AWS has ISO 27001 certification and has completed multiple SSAE 16 audits. All the translations are stored at AWS servers.
- When you use Crowdin Android SDK CDN – translations are uploaded to Amazon CloudFront to be delivered to the app and speed up the download. Keep in mind that your users download translations without any additional authentication.
- We use encryption to keep your data private while in transit.
- We do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about the end-user, but you can decide to develop the opt-out option inside your application to make sure your users have full control.
- The Automatic Screenshots and Real-Time Preview features are supposed to be used by the development team and translators team. Those features should not be compiled to the production version of your app. Therefore, should not affect end-users privacy in any way.