Welcome to the repo for Localize Me, a mobile app that helps you learn new languages by translating your favorite songs. This project was created for my 2024 React Universe Conf talk called Lost in Translation? Turning Babel into Brilliance hosted by Callstack.
Apps aren’t always confined to one country or language. And if you’re already doing all the work of building out a whole app, why not expand your user base to the millions of non-English speakers? In this session I’ll show how internationalization (i18n) is more than just replacing translation strings, making your app accessible to a global audience, including the often-overlooked 750 million speakers of right-to-left (RTL) languages like Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu. I’ll show you practical steps, compare the different i18n libraries, and talk about success stories — such as when my mom helped me translate our Ignite boilerplate project to Arabic. You’ll walk away with confidence and tools to expand your user base and stand out.
This is an Expo project created with create-expo-app.
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Install dependencies
yarn
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Run Expo Prebuild
yarn prebuild
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Start the app
yarn start
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Run the app
yarn {ios/android}
In the output, you'll find options to open the app in a
You can start developing by editing the files inside the app directory. This project uses file-based routing.
When you're ready, run:
yarn run reset-projectThis command will move the starter code to the app-example directory and create a blank app directory where you can start developing.
To learn more about developing your project with Expo, look at the following resources:
- Expo documentation: Learn fundamentals, or go into advanced topics with our guides.
- Learn Expo tutorial: Follow a step-by-step tutorial where you'll create a project that runs on Android, iOS, and the web.
Join our community of developers creating universal apps.
- Expo on GitHub: View our open source platform and contribute.
- Discord community: Chat with Expo users and ask questions.