localising apps for new nokia asha phones
DESCRIPTION
This webinar explores how to approach localisation systematically, from both business and technical perspectives. Nokia’s Jure Sustersic and Get Localization’s , Jari Herrgård demonstrate how to efficiently localise your apps. They focus on apps for the new Nokia Asha phones, but also touch on how to use the same services and resources to localise your apps for Nokia Lumia phones. The Get Localization service, the Get Localization Sync plug-in for Nokia Asha SDK 1.0, and how to localise your apps by using your people, your community, and paid translators are covered. Join the next live session on 25 Sep 2013, 3pm UTC, 8 a.m. San Francisco; 10 a.m. Mexico City; 4 p.m. London: http://forumnokia.adobeconnect.com/localise-ssn2/event/registration.htmlTRANSCRIPT
LOCALIZING APPS FOR NEW NOKIA ASHA PHONES
Jure Sustersic, Nokia Developer Jari Herrgård, Get Localization
CONTENTS Localization – why and how?
Internationalization pointers
Localization dos and don’ts
Get Localization web interface
Get Localization plugin for Asha SDK
SPEAKING LOCAL LANGUAGE PAYS OFF
Case study: Developer’s App sales in Russia surge after localized version is launched
Most of country downloads come from ”app exports”
Case Study: Tripled downloads after localized content is introduced
APPROACH 1. Gather market insights and data (Store data, User feedback, external reports)
2. Define internationalization approach (single localized app, localized versions,
english only, local content only)
3. Implementation of localization enablers (locale mgmt, metadata, strings &
media separation)
4. Resource & Content translation
5. Launch
6. Results gathering and planning next cycle
ASHA LOCALIZATION CAPABILITIES
Mobile Internationalization API – JSR 238 – App descriptor loc support
Locale API – Detect user locale
Localization auto-enable/template – Easily add internationalization enablers to a
new/existing project – XML editor for localizing resources
ResourceMaker - Localization data utility
– XML-2-res converter for localizable resources
GET LOCALIZATION
Smartest way to translate your app
Integrate localization into your development process and
manage translations efficiently.
www.getlocalization.com
INTERNATIONALIZATION POINTERS
Separate code from content
Make images, date formats etc. also localizable
Check your source content
Have flexibility in the layout
LOCALIZATION DOS AND DON’TS
Find the right translators
Translate everything
Help your translators
Test
RESOURCES Nokia Developer Wiki: Localizing a Java app on the Asha software platform http://developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/Localizing_a_Java_app_on_the_Asha_software_platform
Nokia Java Developer Library: Localization http://developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Java/#!developers-guides/localisation.html
Get Localization: Localizing Asha & Series 40 apps using Get Localization http://blog.getlocalization.com/2013/03/11/localizing-nokia-java-series-40-asha-apps/
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