Google · iOS · Android · Engadget
To access it, open the Camera app on your iPhone and point the device at any text you come
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While Google Translate has served me well, it can fall short of expectations.
Key facts
- The AI will reply with the translated text, but cannot overlay the translation over your image as Google Translate
- For over a decade now, the Google Translate app has offered a dedicated camera mode
- Simply install the app from the Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iOS, open it, and tap the Camera icon located at the bottom of your screen
- You can select any two of Google Translate's hundreds of languages for the translation
Summary
Their phones can make sense of other languages (and it requires minimal effort on their part). If you're a frequent traveler, you may frequently encounter signage or other text in foreign languages. The good news is that your phone's camera can recognize and translate about any text in seconds, even if the language uses an entirely different script. For over a decade now, the Google Translate app has offered a dedicated camera mode. You can select any two of Google Translate's hundreds of languages for the translation. The app translates text in real time, so you don't even need to capture an image.