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+Code contributions are welcome! Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch.
+
+# Internationalization (i18n)
+
+If you are interested in helping translate the bitwarden mobile app into another language, please follow these steps
+when creating your pull request:
+
+1. Create a new resource file under `/src/App/Resources` by copy/pasting the master English file, `AppResources.resx`.
+2. Rename your `AppResources.resx` copy to include the proper .NET culture code for your language (typically the two
+   letter code, ex. `sv`). You can find a list of culture codes here: <http://timtrott.co.uk/culture-codes/>. For
+   example, if I want to create a new translation for Swedish, I will rename my `AppResources.resx` copy to
+   `AppResources.sv.resx`.
+3. Open the `AppResources.XX.resx` file for your newly created language and start translating the `<value>` tags for
+   each `<data>` element. The `<data>` and `<comment>` properties should not be translated and remain in English.
+4. Repeat the same process for the store `COPY.md` and `CAPTIONS.md` files in `/store/apple` and `/store/google` by
+   creating a new folder for your language. Do not copy over the `assets` and `screenshots` folders to your new
+   language. We will update these based on your translations provided in `CAPTIONS.md`. Finally, do not translate the
+   titles in the markdown files (ex. `# Name` and `# Screenshot 1`). These are only for reference.
+5. If you have a Xamarin development environment setup, test your translations to make sure they look correct in the
+   app on iOS and Android. Sometimes the UI can break due to translations taking up more space than the original UI was
+   built for. If possible, use a shorter or abbreviated version of the word/sentence to accomedate the available space.
+   If you are inable to accomedate the avaialable space for a particular translation, just let us know in your pull
+   request comments. If you are unable to test your translations, just let us know in your pull request comments so
+   that we can check it for you.
+6. Be sure to watch for [future changes](https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/blob/master/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx)
+   to the `/src/App/Resources/AppResources.resx` file so that your translation will stay up to date.
+
+You can find an example of a proper translation pull request here: <https://github.com/bitwarden/mobile/pull/22>
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 # Contribute
 
 Code contributions are welcome! Visual Studio or Xamarin Studio is required to work on this project. Please commit any pull requests against the `master` branch.
+Learn more about how to contribute by reading the [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
 
 Security audits and feedback are welcome. Please open an issue or email us privately if the report is sensitive in nature.