To activate the service, you must first download the language with a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, so it's probably best to do this before traveling. Google Translate now offers users the ability to download a whole language for future use offline. If you have ever been to another country, you know how unpredictable a cellular or wireless connection can be. We reported recently on Google Pixel Buds, which also translates spoken language.
To use this feature, just touch the microphone image.
You can even play pre-recorded audio or video close to the microphone and Google Translate will work fairly well. This feature works on both the smartphone app and the website. But it does not like when a speaker stops in the middle of a thought. If your electronic device has a microphone, you can talk directly into it and the program will quickly begin translating several sentences. Google Translate now also translates whatever it hears.
With one touch of your smartphone camera, Google Translate will translate typed or written words instantly.
