Google Translate renews: Here are new languages, automatic translation detection and new interface

Google Translate allows users to explore unknown countries every day, communicating in different languages and also creating relationships that would otherwise have been impossible. The Mountain View company has decided to release an update that will allow to have important news in the application. News that had been expressed during the last Google I/O 2019.

Google Translate: the news

One of the favorite features in the Google Translate mobile app is the instant translation with the camera, which allows you to see the translation in your own language by simply framing the foreign text with the camera. Recently, Google introduced a similar real-time translation feature in Google Lens. It is an intuitive way to understand the environment around us and is particularly useful when traveling abroad, even if you are not connected to Wi-Fi or you are not using a data network. What are the news?

Translation from 88 to more than 100 languages

Instant translation through the camera is now available in an additional 60 languages, such as Arabic, Hindi, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese. Here you will find the complete list of the 88 supported languages.

In this case, the real novelty is that, if you previously could only translate between English and other languages, you can now translate into any of the more than 100 languages supported on Google Translate. This means that it will be possible to translate from Arabic to French, from Japanese to Chinese and so on.

Automatic language detection

When traveling abroad, especially in areas where different languages are spoken, it can be difficult for people to understand what language you need to translate. Here in the new version of the app you can select ” Detect language ” and the Google Translator will understand which language it is automatically and will translate it.

If you happen to travel in South America, where both Portuguese and Spanish are spoken, and you are faced with a sign. The Google Translate app can now determine in which language the sign is written and then translate it into your preferred language.

Better translations with Neural Machine Translation technology

For the first time, Neural Machine Translation (NMT) technology is integrated into instant camera translations. This technology allows more accurate and natural translations, reducing the error rate by 55-85% in some languages. In addition, most languages can be downloaded to the device, so that it will be possible to use the feature even without a connection. If you connect the translations, you can get are even better.

A new experience

And last but not least, the Google Translate service has redone the look and is more intuitive to use. In the past, the translated text was not clearly displayed on the phone, making it difficult to read. Google has now reduced flicker, making the text more stable and easier to understand.

The new interface now has all three camera translation features conveniently located at the bottom of the app: ” Instant ” translates the foreign language text when you point the camera at it. ” Scan ” allows you to take a picture and use your finger to highlight the text you want to translate. And ” Import ” which allows you to translate text from photos on your device.