Google Translate gets real time speech translation and Word Lens integration


Google Translate has been updated with a couple of important features that focuses on easier communication. The app on Android and iPhone is getting real time speech translation along with the Word Lens integration.

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Earlier this week, it was reported that Google Translate for Android is getting conversation mode and real time translation. Google Translate is now getting automatic language detection in conversation mode meaning it will detect the language that is being spoken instantly. This better enables a real-time conversation to take place between two different languages.

In order to start the translation, users will have to tap into the mic and start talking in a selected language and then tap again and Google Translate will automatically recognize the language that is being spoken. Moreover, the app is also using its Word Lens acquisition to add another new feature. The Google Translate app now offers instant translation for written text. Users will have to simply to point their phone’s camera to a sign and it will translate the word immediately. Prior to this update, users had to take a picture of text and mark which words they wanted translated.

This feature currently works for translation from English to and from French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Most importantly, the Word Lens feature does not need an internet connection and will work even when offline. The Google Translate app now has 90 languages, over 500 million monthly users that results into more than 1 billion translation a day. Latest update will come to Android and iPhone users this week.

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