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Re:Web Translator API by ameliaquining on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @01:44PM (#44379956)
The article indicates that it will only download the model over an unmetered connection, e.g., while the phone is connected to wifi.
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Re:Web Translator API by djhn on Thursday June 26, 2025 @04:35AM (#44385408)
Seems very backwards for markets where wired/wifi connections at home are nonexistant, 4g/5g is already unmetered and phones are the wifi you connect your devices to.
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Re:Web Translator API by ameliaquining on Thursday June 26, 2025 @06:36PM (#44392160)
If you have an unlimited data plan then Android counts that as an unmetered connection and Chrome will download the model over it.
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