— -- Captain Kirk had the universal translator, Arthur Dent had the Babel fish — and the rest of us have smartphones. There's one major difference, though. Neither the universal translator nor ...

Traveling abroad can be an incredible adventure, but the language barrier can make even the most intrepid explorer nervous. The fear of being unable to communicate or understand signs and menus keeps ...

At the Google for Games Summit, Google announced the launch of free machine translation for Android apps. This will make it easier for developers to launch their apps in seven languages. The ...

Android translation text tools have transformed how we communicate across languages, with built-in features like Google Lens translation enabling instant recognition of text through the camera in over ...

We've been able to translate foreign languages with relative ease long before generative AI products like ChatGPT did it for us. But genAI products like ChatGPT have helped companies enhance ...

Gone are the days when you'd find yourself making hand signals and showing pictures to locals to convey whatever message you needed to say when traveling. While miscommunication can lead to some of ...

Let's face it — one of the most awkward situations you can find yourself in is having a communication gap when you're in a foreign country. Gone are the days of hiring a translator or relying solely ...

UPDATE (February 12, 2026): Google is pushing out a new update to Google Translate, and it’s quite surprising, as it gives the app a rather unintentional ability. Read more about it at the end of the ...

If Apple Translate doesn’t offer the languages you need, you can set Google Translate as your iPhone or iPad’s default translation app. Google’s translation app supports 249 languages, whereas Apple ...

Following the addition of in-app translation for 19 languages and their variations on Android, WhatsApp is now rolling out this feature for iPhone users. According to WABetaInfo, people running the ...