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Google Translate works in Whatsapp and decodes messages inside Android apps

Speaking and reading messages in foreign languages has become much easier in recent years thanks to apps such as Google Translate. Now Google has updated its Translate app to allow it to operate within apps such as TripAdvisor and WhatsApp, meaning no more switching back and forwards to translate text. Google has updated its Translate app to allow it to operate within apps such as WhatsApp, and TripAdvisor meaning no more switching back and forwards between apps to translate messages In a blog post, Barak Turovsky, product lead, Google Translate, writes: ‘We face communication barriers every day. Google revealed that more than 500 million people translate over 100 billion words a day on Google Translate, which added ‘conversation mode’ in January of this year It’s hoped developers will enable the function on more apps using Android text selection, meaning inaccessible cookery apps may take off in new countries or foreign newspapers could be easier to read, for example. WORD LENS APP TRANSLATES USING A PHONE'S CAMERA Word Lens uses augmented reality to translate text including road signs, menus, newspapers, and more by pointing a phone’s camera towards it.

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