You're right, I've checked a bit the code and I've seen that the google play version uses local translation with mlkit, which I think is very good, I thought it used google translate api.
LibreTranslate and Mozilla Translate provide translation models to be used offline, but they don't have plugins so they can be integrated into android apps ☹️
taking up this suggestion, would it be possible for nostr:npub1m6jhuayzk6yhhsfzga6wkfjt7kev4lpwvp33he5g5kjc3cg4vusqg6whzt to build an offline library alternative to mlkit that could be integrated into Android apps, based on libretranslate? I think it would be an interesting project for the progress of libretranslate and its integration in apps (such as Amethyst).
mlkit docs to use as guide to build libretranslate alternative --> https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/language/translation
Cc: nostr:npub1353wlat3dqcqmm27cpw4307pfvuwg93098yzg8lgganr06cz80aqm684wv
