Starting today, simply tap the mic to start speaking in a selected language, then tap the mic again, and the Google Translate app will automatically recognize which of the two languages are being spoken, letting you have a more fluid conversation. This is working for English to and from French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, and Google says it is working on expanding to more languages soon.īut the biggest change is in terms of getting spoken language translations. By just pointing your iPhone's camera at a sign, menu or other written material, you'll get an instant translation even without a Wi-Fi or data connection. Now the iOS app is about to get a very big update that will make almost as useful as Star Trek's universal translator.įirst, Google Translate will now use the amazing Word Lens capability acquired in 2014 to do visual translations (see image above). Google Translate has always seemed a little bit like magic - perhaps a little flawed magic when it doesn't translate something properly - but it's been getting better as time goes on.
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