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Google Expands Translate With Real-Time Two-Way Conversation Features

Google Translate can now help people talk across different languages in real time.

It listens to one person and speaks the translation for the other person.

It can work in more than 70 languages.

The app also shows the words on the screen in both languages.

New Gemini technology helps it understand accents, pauses and noisy places.

Android users can keep translations running when their phone is locked.

iPhone users can hear translated audio through the phone’s earpiece.

Google also added practice sessions for people learning a language.

Key facts

Supported languages: More than 70 languages, including Hindi, Arabic, French, Korean, Spanish and Tamil.
Speech technology: Gemini-powered speech intelligence helps recognize accents, intonation and conversational pauses and isolate background noise.
Visual support: Live Translate displays dual-language transcripts while translated audio plays.
Language detection: The app can automatically detect the active language as people speak.
Android upgrade: Live Translate can process conversations in the background when the phone screen is locked.
iOS upgrade: Translated audio can be played through the phone’s earpiece; background processing support is coming soon.
Learning feature: A companion tool creates customized speaking and listening practice sessions based on individual goals.

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