At its Live from Paris event today, Google showed off a bunch of new translation features, such as better contextual search, a redesigned iOS app, and an AR translation feature that works seamlessly with Google Lens.
The world’s biggest search engine is improving contextual translation in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. This means that words and phrases that can mean more than one thing will be translated based on how they are used in the text. It’s a great way to make sure your sentence sounds natural and that you’re using idiomatic language. It’s a bit like Linguee and Reverso Context in how it works.
This could also help you avoid saying something offensive or hateful in a language you don’t know well. Google said that this update will be out in the next few weeks and will support more languages in the next few months.
Google Translate New Features
Last year, the company changed the look of the Google Translate Android app to match the “Material You” design system. Now, it is updating the iOS app with new features and a new user interface. The updated app has a big microphone button in the bottom center, making it easy for users to type text by speaking. The iOS app also has a font that changes as you type, making translations easier to read. Plus, the new design makes it easier to switch between languages with fewer taps. Consu
Consumer Top, lso, the redesigned app has gestures like swiping down to see recent translations and holding the language button to quickly switch to a recently used language.
The iOS app can now translate 33 new languages offline, including Basque, Corsican, Hawaiian, Hmong, Kurdish, Latin, Luxembourgish, Sundanese, Yiddish, and Zulu.
Google showed off a new way to translate in September of last year. This new way blends real-world translated text into the background image without any gaps. This means that if you translate a poster from another language, it won’t look strange. The company is now adding this feature to Android phones with at least 6GB of RAM.
Google also announced the global launch of multisearch and improvements to Maps, such as immersive views in five new cities and the ability for all users to see directions at a glance.