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An exchange rates currency converter for Android
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Translatable app name #17

Closed VasilisKos closed 2 years ago

VasilisKos commented 2 years ago

I suggest you make the app's title name translatable. It'll be much nicer and convenient to see it in your native language in the app drawer. A lot of apps, open source or not, follow this. Thanks in advance!

sal0max commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion.

However, I have a different opinion. I don't think it is good practice to translate app names. App names are branding, not just localized identifiers.

Think of Mozilla Firefox. No one would seriously translate it to Rotfuchs (German). This applies to all kinds of brand names. Imagine heavy metal band Iron Maiden using a localized name in every country. Would be Eiserne Jungfrau in German. Same happens with human names. It is simply bad style to translate proper names.

I know of some apps using localized names, like the simple apps, but those use mainly identifiers, like Gallery, not names like Awesome Gallery.

VasilisKos commented 2 years ago

I'm aware of your perspective, and totally respect it. It's obviously up to you! 😉👍

sal0max commented 2 years ago

Thanks for understanding