Google translation links not working consistently from android webview
I want to send URL's to Google translate and have the translated result display in my webview i.e. I have a button that says "translate current page"
The generated link works fine on desktop and other browsers but inconsistently in my android webview.
An example of a URL that won't translate on my webview but does on my application installed on another device: https://www.komplett.fi
Here are a couple of attempts to generate the URL that work just fine in other browsers but work inconsistently in android webview:
http://translate.google.com/m?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&ie=UTF-8&prev=_m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
When it doesn't work I get the error "400. That's an error. Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request" on the Google translate site.
Looking at the URL again after it's finished redirected you end up with something like...
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_p?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_m&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.komplett.fi/&depth=1&rurl=translate.google.com&nv=1&sp=nmt4&xid=17259,1500004,15700022,15700122,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201&usg=ALkJrhgAAAAAW_g7pjc2_2z1Shv4_-AkDhrzRQ_xSJFb
Which again works consistently outside of webviews but inconsistently inside them.
I've tried various different links and combinations of encoding and have no idea why this doesn't consistently work. I shouldn't need to use an API if I'm just sending the user to the Google translate site should I? Please help, thanks
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google-translate asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
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I want to send URL's to Google translate and have the translated result display in my webview i.e. I have a button that says "translate current page"
The generated link works fine on desktop and other browsers but inconsistently in my android webview.
An example of a URL that won't translate on my webview but does on my application installed on another device: https://www.komplett.fi
Here are a couple of attempts to generate the URL that work just fine in other browsers but work inconsistently in android webview:
http://translate.google.com/m?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&ie=UTF-8&prev=_m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
When it doesn't work I get the error "400. That's an error. Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request" on the Google translate site.
Looking at the URL again after it's finished redirected you end up with something like...
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_p?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_m&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.komplett.fi/&depth=1&rurl=translate.google.com&nv=1&sp=nmt4&xid=17259,1500004,15700022,15700122,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201&usg=ALkJrhgAAAAAW_g7pjc2_2z1Shv4_-AkDhrzRQ_xSJFb
Which again works consistently outside of webviews but inconsistently inside them.
I've tried various different links and combinations of encoding and have no idea why this doesn't consistently work. I shouldn't need to use an API if I'm just sending the user to the Google translate site should I? Please help, thanks
android webview google-translate asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
590413
I'm having this same exact issue.https://translate.google.com/translate?link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.
– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35
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I want to send URL's to Google translate and have the translated result display in my webview i.e. I have a button that says "translate current page"
The generated link works fine on desktop and other browsers but inconsistently in my android webview.
An example of a URL that won't translate on my webview but does on my application installed on another device: https://www.komplett.fi
Here are a couple of attempts to generate the URL that work just fine in other browsers but work inconsistently in android webview:
http://translate.google.com/m?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&ie=UTF-8&prev=_m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
When it doesn't work I get the error "400. That's an error. Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request" on the Google translate site.
Looking at the URL again after it's finished redirected you end up with something like...
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_p?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_m&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.komplett.fi/&depth=1&rurl=translate.google.com&nv=1&sp=nmt4&xid=17259,1500004,15700022,15700122,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201&usg=ALkJrhgAAAAAW_g7pjc2_2z1Shv4_-AkDhrzRQ_xSJFb
Which again works consistently outside of webviews but inconsistently inside them.
I've tried various different links and combinations of encoding and have no idea why this doesn't consistently work. I shouldn't need to use an API if I'm just sending the user to the Google translate site should I? Please help, thanks
android webview google-translate asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
590413
I want to send URL's to Google translate and have the translated result display in my webview i.e. I have a button that says "translate current page"
The generated link works fine on desktop and other browsers but inconsistently in my android webview.
An example of a URL that won't translate on my webview but does on my application installed on another device: https://www.komplett.fi
Here are a couple of attempts to generate the URL that work just fine in other browsers but work inconsistently in android webview:
http://translate.google.com/m?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&ie=UTF-8&prev=_m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
https://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.komplett.fi%2F
When it doesn't work I get the error "400. That's an error. Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request" on the Google translate site.
Looking at the URL again after it's finished redirected you end up with something like...
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_p?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_m&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.komplett.fi/&depth=1&rurl=translate.google.com&nv=1&sp=nmt4&xid=17259,1500004,15700022,15700122,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201&usg=ALkJrhgAAAAAW_g7pjc2_2z1Shv4_-AkDhrzRQ_xSJFb
Which again works consistently outside of webviews but inconsistently inside them.
I've tried various different links and combinations of encoding and have no idea why this doesn't consistently work. I shouldn't need to use an API if I'm just sending the user to the Google translate site should I? Please help, thanks
android webview google-translate android webview google-translate asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
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asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
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asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
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asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
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asked Nov 23 '18 at 17:55
MeatPopsicle
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I'm having this same exact issue.https://translate.google.com/translate?link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.
– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35
add a comment |
I'm having this same exact issue.https://translate.google.com/translate?link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.
– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35
I'm having this same exact issue.
https://translate.google.com/translate? link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35
I'm having this same exact issue.
https://translate.google.com/translate? link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35
add a comment |
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I'm having this same exact issue.
https://translate.google.com/translate?link works ok in desktop browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) but does not work in Chrome for mobile. In my case, the website is displayed in the original language.– Nefreo
Jan 3 at 19:35