Google Translate Now Lets You Live Transcribe Speech In Realtime, Supports Eight Languages

Google has been rolling out major updates for its apps lately. Joining this growing list is Google Translate app for Android, that will now be able to give users a transcription of a foreign language in realtime.

The new live transcription feature will allow Google Translate users to communicate with those not sharing the same language as theirs. Users can use the feature to get a live transcription of whatever the other person is saying in the language of their own preference.

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As of now, the new live transcription feature supports eight different languages including Hindi, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai. The feature will be available with the latest update of the app.

To use it, users can simply download the Google Translate app from the Play Store on their Android devices, or update the app if they have it already. They can then tap on the Transcribe option on the Google Translate¡¯s home screen. Note that the Live Transcribe function cannot be used with pre-recorded audios.

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The feature is very similar to the ¡®Voice¡¯ function on the Google Translate app that essentially does the same thing, translate spoken words to text in the preferred language. A Google spokesperson clears this confusion, saying that part of the app ¡°wasn¡¯t well suited to listen to a longer translated discussion at a conference, a classroom lecture or a video of a lecture, a story from a grandparent, etc,¡± as per a report by The Verge.

Google will start rolling out the Transcribe feature starting March 17. So as and when it gets to your device, make sure to check out the cool new tech feature and have your own personal translator in pocket the next time you see a distant friend.