Version 2.16.82, which is already live in the Play Store (and on APK Mirror) can load images, automatically detect languages, and overlay the translation into the language of your choice on top of each element. It has also added downloadable language packs that are available in more than 40 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
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Microsoft recently updated its Translator app for Android that will help to translate pictures instantly into text. From there you can also iteratively translate the text into other languages (you can do also do that in Microsoft Translator), or you can copy the text to the clipboard, or share it, or blow it up in large type to make it easier to read (those things you can’t do in Microsoft Translator).
In addition, the current update also has the new Inline Translation feature, which allows users to translate short phrases in more than 50 languages using their Android smartphone or smartwatch. Now the app allows users to take a photo with an Android device’s back camera – or select a photo that’s accessible to the device through local or cloud storage – and then get a quick translation of the text inside the photo. While Google’s app is only available for translation on Android when offline, Microsoft’s app is available for both on iOS and Android. For a good chance at a successful translation, you need to make sure the font isn’t too cluttered, and that you actually give your phone the best chance to translate. Once you have updated this application on your Android device, you will be able to point to a sign using your phone’s camera and the said sign will instantly be translated and the results displayed on the screen. To translate a phrase, users need to highlight it and tap on the three dot icon to choose “Other Options” and click on the “Translator” option to translate the text. Few reports also brought into notice the different functioning of the translation app, created by two different companies. Handsets running on Windows OS have had the features since 2010, and it is powered by Microsoft’s Deep Learning engine.
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The feature is more advanced than similar feature from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Translate, which uses crowd sourcing and statistical models.
