Even with the assistance of modern technology, holding a conversation
in two different languages can be difficult. Google Translate allows
you to speak with someone and have each utterance translated as text and
audio, but until now you had to manually toggle every time the other
person talked. As expected, Google is speeding up the process
with smarter language recognition and speaker switching, which comes as
part of a new update. So when you boot up the app and press the
microphone icon, it'll recognise which of the two languages is being
spoken, offer a translation and then automatically alternate whenever
the conversation flips over. No more tapping on the screen again and
again.
In addition, Google has revamped its camera mode to quickly
translate words and phrases directly on your screen. So if an important
sign on the Paris Metro has you stumped, you should be able to just grab
your smartphone, tap the camera icon and wait for a translation to
appear augmented reality-style. The feature currently works for English,
French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish words, and
Google says it'll be adding support for additional languages over time.
Of course, this is hardly a new idea -- Word Lens had a similar proposition, and ever since Google acquired its developer Quest Visual we've been waiting patiently for its inevitable debut.
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