Google Translate app adds conversation mode to translate SPEECH in real time

Update will begin rolling out to iOS and Android versions of the app today As users speak into the app, a written translation appears on the screen Just days after rumours of a speech translation tool surfaced, Google has officially launched the feature as part of its Translate app. Users can now talk to the Google Translate app and get a written translation of what they're saying, in real time, on the screen. 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. Now, while using the Translate app, users can point their camera at a sign or text and see the translated text overlaid on the screen - even if they don't have a data connection The move builds on Google's current tools, which offer written translation of 90 languages, as well spoken translations in a select number of languages on Android devices Rumours of the Google update come a month after Microsoft released a preview of Skype Translator.