Google Translate is a very useful gizmo for when you are travelling internationally but sadly, that’s the time when you are least vulnerable to have an always-on connection to the Internet. Obviously, there are a number of offline translation apps available, however when you are partial to Google Translate and you also use an Android phone, you’ll be happy to hear the most recent version of the Google Translate app for Android (2.3+) now allows you to download offline language packages for approximately fifty languages.
Good news for Android users. Bing is making its Google Translate app for Android available offline, by launching its offline language packages for cellular devices running on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform and then, with support for fifty languages, from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic.
Users must select "Offline Languages" in the app menu to see all the offline language packages readily available for download. Then, to enable offline translation between any two languages, select them within the offline languages menu. You will be set once the packages are downloaded. As the offline models are less comprehensive than their online equivalents, they're perfect for translating in a pinch when you're traveling abroad with poor reception or without mobile data access.
With Google's voice recognition technology for many prominent languages, users have to change the setting to "Conversation" mode, then speak to their phones. The app may even read the translation aloud. Additionally, there are the handwriting feature in the event you can't say or type what you would like translated.
Additionally, Google is introducing camera-input support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Tap the camera icon, snap an image of the text, and brush your finger over the part you would like translated. It now even works best for vertical text for the three languages. Should you ever be stumped on what to order in a countertop Japanese sushi place, fear forget about: just take a photo of the menu item, brush your finger over the part you want translated, and voila.
Android app also enables you to save commonly used phrases into Favorites. Just click the star by the top of the translated text in order to save the translation in your Favorites for simple access next time.
Users must select "Offline Languages" in the app menu to see all the offline language packages readily available for download. Then, to enable offline translation between any two languages, select them within the offline languages menu. You will be set once the packages are downloaded. As the offline models are less comprehensive than their online equivalents, they're perfect for translating in a pinch when you're traveling abroad with poor reception or without mobile data access.
With Google's voice recognition technology for many prominent languages, users have to change the setting to "Conversation" mode, then speak to their phones. The app may even read the translation aloud. Additionally, there are the handwriting feature in the event you can't say or type what you would like translated.
Additionally, Google is introducing camera-input support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Tap the camera icon, snap an image of the text, and brush your finger over the part you would like translated. It now even works best for vertical text for the three languages. Should you ever be stumped on what to order in a countertop Japanese sushi place, fear forget about: just take a photo of the menu item, brush your finger over the part you want translated, and voila.
Android app also enables you to save commonly used phrases into Favorites. Just click the star by the top of the translated text in order to save the translation in your Favorites for simple access next time.
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