Posts Tagged ‘Translate’

New Feature: Google Translate App Gets Real Time Transcribe

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

The Google Translate app has just launched Transcribe – a new feature that enables you to translate and transcribe audio in real time.

The redesigned home screen of Google Translate (left) and options to change the settings for a comfortable read (right).

The redesigned home screen of Google Translate (left) and options to change the settings for a comfortable read (right).

Transcribe began its roll-out early this morning, and a full roll-out will be happening within the next few days.

Real time transcription in action in Google Translate.

Real time transcription in action in Google Translate.

The new feature will support any combination between the following eight languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

Previously, Translate wasn’t well suited to translate lectures over video conferencing or in a classroom, longer discussions, or stories from grandparents who speak another language.

To address this gap, Google is introducing this new feature that transcribes audio into translated text.

While the feature is only available on Android devices currently, Google is planning to launch it on iOS in the future.

Here’s how Transcribe in the Google Translate app works:

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Offline version of Google Translate available for Android

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

If you’re traveling overseas and facing inconveniences due to the language barrier, you can now count on the free Google Translate app on your Android mobile device – even when there isn’t any data connection.

Offline mode of the Google Translate app on Android lets you bring a translator around in your pocket.

Offline mode of the Google Translate app on Android lets you bring a translator around in your pocket.

Google Translate is a popular web service that helps translate free text and website text content from one language to another.

50 language packs available for download to use in offline mode.

50 language packs available for download to use in offline mode of the Android app.

The browser-based service is usually used on desktop and notebook computers and require an Internet connection to work.

Languages include Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Languages include Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Conversation mode allows voice entry and read out.

Conversation mode allows voice entry and read out.

Google has now launched offline language packages for Google Translate on Android (2.3 and above) with support for 50 languages for the app – from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic.

I see three key features that makes this mobile version a useful tool for the traveller.

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