Translate to decipher words in images, better recognize speech, says report

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 8 Dec 2014

International travel could get much easier if all you have to do is point your phone at a menu, or speak into it for an instant translation.

That’s the magic promised in a leaked build of Translate that’s apparently in the works. The new version of ‘s translation app adds features courtesy of ’s acquisition of rd ns, which already has much of this functionality in place. You can grab the app now to get an idea of what the new image translation in Translate will be like. 

There’s also a new multilingual mode featured, whereby two people can have a pseudo-conversation in a different language, with Translate instantly recognizing the language spitting out the translation. 

No A is out there yet, but the version leaked looks nearly complete, so we should see an update before too long.

y this matters: has some big ambitions with language learning, so this seems like the logical next phase of building up its Translate app. th some pretty powerful travel tools already, your Android phone may be the only resource you need when leaving the country.