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title: Translate the Android App
sidebar_label: Translate
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## How to Contribute

Contributing translations to the Meshtastic Android app helps make the project accessible to a wider audience. Follow these steps to add your translations through Crowdin:

1. **Access Crowdin**: Visit the Meshtastic project's Crowdin page at [https://crowdin.meshtastic.org](https://crowdin.meshtastic.org).
2. **Create an Account**: Click on 'Sign Up' in the top right corner of the page and follow the prompts to create a Crowdin account.
3. **Navigate to the Project**: Once logged in, locate and select the 'Android Application' project from the Crowdin dashboard.
4. **Choose a Language**: Find the language you want to contribute translations for and click on 'Go to Editor' to start translating.
5. **Start Translating**: In the editor, you'll see a list of strings on the left-hand side. Click on a string to select it, then enter your translation in the editor box. When you're finished with a string, click 'Save' to store your translation. Repeat this process for each string you wish to translate.

Your contribution will be reviewed, and upon approval, your translation will be included in the next release of the Meshtastic Android app. Thank you for helping expand the reach of Meshtastic!
