INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL .- Google has taken another step this week to turn the phone into universal translator after announcing an update service for Android and Google Translator IOS (Apple), which will improve the simultaneous translation of texts through the camera and conversations in another language using the microphone.
The goal is to speed up conversations in another language and make them more fluid and natural ., as explained this week the company on its official blog
The challenge of advancing the demolition of language barriers coincides with that of other technology; in fact, a few weeks ago the popular service viodeo Skype calls (from Microsoft) launched its tool simultaneous translation conversations in English and Spanish.
In the case of Google, the company already offered one way conversation in real time from 2013 for devices with Android, but the update application that automatically recognize both languages being used by simply touching the user the microphone icon on the screen.
Also has improved Word Lens function that translates into 36 languages text messages in real time from a camera phone.
“We have this benefit to another level to make it much easier to understand what they say signals Italian or help you decide what you want to eat from the options menu in Barcelona countryside, “says Google on your blog.
Just point the camera phone into a signal or text to see in screen simultaneous translation overprinted without internet access or data connection.
This is the first time that some advanced features of this application will also be available for users of IOS.
Currently, instant translation is from English to French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (and vice versa), but they are working “to be offered in more languages soon.”
According to Google, more than 500 million people use Google Translate each month and more than one million daily translations are performed.
The application updates take them “one step further” to turn your phone into a universal translator and approaching a world in which the languages are no barrier to discover information or contact with other people
Source:. 20minutos.es
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