- Google is rolling out live translations to all headphones in beta, starting in the US, Mexico, and India.
- The company is also improving Gemini’s translation intelligence, which can now accurately translate local idioms and expressions instead of producing a word-for-word translation.
- It’s also rolling out updates to its language learning tools, including improved tips on your pronunciation.
Google has revealed the next steps in the evolution of Google Translate, announcing that live translations are on the way to all headphones, which are rolling out in beta to users in the US, Mexico and India in the Translate app on Android.
When Google first launched real-time voice translations, they were limited to just the Pixel Buds, but that’s about to change. The company also shared that it plans to expand this to more countries and even bring it to iOS, but that won’t be until 2026.
In its blog announcement, the tech giant revealed that the latest update “works to preserve the tone, emphasis, and cadence of each speaker,” allowing for more natural and accurate translations while making it easier to decipher who said what in a conversation. However, this is not the only scenario where live translations can be useful.
Supporting more than 70 languages, Google adds that you can use live translations in several different situations, for example, when you’re listening to a speech or lecture in a different language, or when you’re watching a movie or TV show that’s not in your native language.
Google is constantly taking advantage of Translate’s capabilities, especially when it comes to the Gemini intelligence that powers them. In addition to expanding live translations to all headsets, Google has also refined Gemini to improve translations of slang, idioms, and local expressions, using the example of “steal my thunder.”
It shared in its announcement that “it’s easier than ever to get a more natural and accurate translation, rather than a literal word-for-word translation. Gemini analyzes the context to give you a useful translation that captures what the language really means,” which is starting in beta in the US and India.
While Google Translate is a useful tool for standard language translation features, it also offers its own language learning service, a Duolingo dupe that’s also getting a nice update.
Google has updated its language learning tools with improved feedback, offering notes on your pronunciation and tips on how to improve. There’s also a new feature that lets you track your progress and see how many days in a row you’ve been learning, so you can clearly see how consistent you are.
That’s not all, as Google shared its expansion of this tool to 20 new countries, including Germany, India, Sweden and Taiwan, to give more users access to different learning models. English speakers can now brush up on their German and Portuguese, while those who speak Bengali, Mandarin Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, German, Hindi, Italian, Romanian and Swedish can now learn English, slowly moving towards apps like Duolingo.
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