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# Globalization - Translation

Ionic 4 apps can translate text into multiple languages, and can even detect the device's language and locale to translate the given app into. 

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### Translation

The main library used for translation is [ngx-translate](https://github.com/ngx-translate/core). It is an Angular library that can be used in Ionic 4 as well.

### Detecting Device Language

To detect device language, you can use Cordova's plugin - [cordova-plugin-globalization](https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-globalization)

### Step-by-Step instructions

Check the step-by-step instructions of how to implement translation in your Ionic 4 app on our blog - [How to translate in Ionic 4](https://medium.com/enappd/how-to-translate-in-ionic-4-globalization-internationalization-and-localization-31ec5807a8bc)


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