Google Play Books improves its translator and adds a new font
As every Wednesday morning, due to the jet lag with the American continent, Google presents news and updates on its services andapplications This time it was the turn of your tool to read books and magazines. We refer to Google Play Books, a complete and vitaminized text reader with many extra possibilities that now enhances some of its most characteristic qualitiesA new version with no major changes, but with quite noticeable minor improvements.
This is version 3.4.5 of Google Play Books, which tries to improve some of the issues of this application. Among them is its integrated translator. An extremely convenient tool that allows you to select words, phrases or even entire paragraphsand translate them into any language thanks to its integration with Google Translator A change of designwhich leaves this functionality behind in the form of bar at the top of the screen to now integrate as an information card. Thus, all you have to do is mark the content you want to translate to see it on a small, more convenient and reduced card, although with the same effectiveness
There are also improvements to taking notes For one, this feature was only available in user-purchased books. Now, however, it is possible to store notes at any point in the book, be it free, paid or just a trial with multiple pages of original content. On the other hand, at Android Police they have discovered a related improvement within the application code that has not yet been activated. Apparently, these notes can be synchronized with Google Drive, or at least stored so they don't get lost. Although we will still have to wait to see how this feature finally works.
Finally, this update brings with it a change in the typography If before Google Play Books used the font Droid Serif, now a new font called Literata has been included A comfortable and very legible typeface, somewhat more rounded and less elongated than in previous versions. A change that only the most purists will be able to appreciate, but that affects the general reading experience in this comfortable and complete reader from Google
In short, an update without major changes to this reading tool. However, those used to reading in a language that is not their own, or who want to take notes on any passage or point, will find it easier to do so. Also, it seems that Google still has some extra function up its sleeve that will be released shortly. For now, we will have to wait for this new version of Google Play Books to land on Android terminals. It will do so progressively, as usual, through Google Play StoreAll of this for free An application capable of enabling comfortable reading of any type of book, whether it is one purchased on Google Play , or even a user's own PDF or eBook you choose to enter manually.
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