Google Translate tests a Continuous Translation mode for voice input

guest · Dec 16, 2019

Google Translate tests a Continuous Translation mode for voice input
December 16, 2019
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-translate-tests-continuous-translation-mode-voice-input/

The feature, called Continuous Translation, allows you to translate uninterrupted speech in Google Translate to facilitate a conversation. The feature appears as a new icon, labeled listen, right next to the Camera and Conversation icons in the app.
As usual, you can select your language and the target language in the top toolbar and then speak while holding the microphone button. The app then translates your speech into the target language in real-time.

The feature was also spotted by Jane Manchun Wong, a proficient reverse engineer who has previously discovered several upcoming features in several apps. As of now, it seems like the UI for the Continuous Translation feature is in a prototype phase and Google might improve upon it before it’s release.

The feature currently includes support for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese. The number of supported languages might also change by the time the feature is rolled out in a future version of Google Translate.
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guest · Jan 28, 2020

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Google Translate tests a Continuous Translation mode for voice input
December 16, 2019
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Updated (January 28, 2020):

Update (1/28/20 @ 5:00 PM ET): Google showed off Translate’s upcoming Transcribe mode at its AI Press Day event.
Update: Shown Publicly
Last month, Google Translate’s Continuous Conversation feature was discovered in a prototype phase. Today, the company showed it off to the public for the first time at its AI Press Day event. The real-time translation feature will require an internet connection at launch and will not work with audio files at first, either. Of course, you can get around that by simply holding the phone up to a speaker.

Google says Continuous Conversation is constantly evaluating whole sentences while audio is ongoing. It then adds the punctuation, corrections, and word choices based on context. It also attempts to correct things like accents and regional dialects, which can be difficult. Google says the output should be an “accurate approximation” of what the person is saying.
The feature is still scheduled for sometime in the future.
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guest · Mar 17, 2020

Google Translate gains real-time ‘Transcribe’ mode on Android
March 17, 2020
https://9to5google.com/2020/03/17/google-translate-transcribe-launch/

In January, Google previewed an “almost real-time translator” for long-form speech. Google Translate’s new Transcribe mode is now beginning to roll out on Android.

This new mode is more static and geared towards long-form audio like lectures, speeches, and other programs. Google Translate records and immediately transcribes the output in real-time so you can read along in your preferred language.
“Transcribe” appears next to the “Camera” and “Conversation” modes, with “Handwriting” and “Voice” input moved above to the text field.

Transcribe will be rolling out in the next few days with support for any combination of the following eight languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.
Google Translate Transcribe works best in a quiet environment where one person — either recorded or live — is speaking at a time. Google warns how “in other situations, the app will still do its best to provide the gist of what’s being said” and recommends using Conversation mode.
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VentureBeat: Google Translate launches Transcribe for Android in 8 languages

ranscribe will begin by rolling out support for 8 languages in the coming days: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai. With Transcribe, Translate is now capable of translating classroom or conference lectures with no time limits, whereas before speech-to-text AI in Translate lasted no longer than a word, phrase, or sentence.
Google plans to bring Transcribe to iOS devices at an unspecified date in the future.

Though Transcribe comes with no time limits, at launch Translate is unable to export speech recording audio or a translation transcription.
Google is considering introducing the ability to export text and audio in the future, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat.
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