Google Translate is one of the easiest translation apps for quick and easy translations. And it's also free and easy to use, so its popularity in terms of downloads is understandable.
It's been a little over a decade since Google Translate was released as an Android app, and over time the app has been updated with a number of new features and UI iterations.
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Google Translate has reached a milestone 11 years and three months after its launch – it has passed 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store.
These 1 billion downloads came from users, not OEMs, as the Google Translate app is not part of the mandatory Google Mobile Services core app package. This means that people with the Google Translate app on their phones went to the Play Store and downloaded the app from there.
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Given that it's been more than a decade since the launch of the Google Translate Android app, one billion downloads isn't surprising. However, time isn't the only factor that has worked in Google Translate's favor. There are no other translation apps, free or paid, that can compete with Google Translate, which continues to have a 4.5-star rating on the Play Store.
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The Google Translate app currently supports 109 languages, as well as support for pronunciation, offline translation, camera translation, dark mode , etc., and Google is constantly adding more features to the app.
Information source: tech.hindustantimes.com
