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TAO Translator (formerly, The Advanced Online Translator)
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Google Translate throws an error #53

Closed zxcvbnm3230 closed 8 years ago

zxcvbnm3230 commented 8 years ago

When trying to use Google translate, it throws an error: 'Error downloading https://blah-blah - server replied: Forbidden'

Uppis commented 8 years ago

I believe it is the same with Sailfish version. Actually, I couldn't get any of the translators to work, but Google was the only one with clear error message.

leppa commented 8 years ago

Hi and sorry for such a delay with my reaction.

Official Google Translate API is paid, but there were workarounds to use Google Translate for free by accessing API used by translate.google.com. Google didn't seem to care previously, but now they started to take measures and block these workarounds. If a new workaround is found, it works for some time but then Google finds a way to block it. This is not the first time it happens: see #36, #49, #52.

At some point, Google might protect their API in a way that you can't make a workaround anymore, so there's no guarantee that Google Translate will continue working in TAO Translator.

Unfortunately, I don't have any time for TAO Translator currently, so don't expect a fix to appear soon even if a workaround exists. Sorry for that.

zxcvbnm3230 commented 8 years ago

Thank you for the reply.

I see. It is a pity the situation turned like that, but still thank you for all the previous versions. It was a great pleasure to use your soft:)