Google Translate's AI Upgrade: Refining Translations with Gemini-Powered Features

Google Translate's big AI upgrade will help refine your translations

Android Auto's latest wireless connectivity woes are getting a fix Summary Google Translate is getting a new AI-powered "Ask a follow-up" feature for refining translations. The feature lets users adjust tone, style, simplify text, and even tweak regional variants. It's currently not widely available, but a global rollout is expected soon. Translating text has become easier recently with features like Circle to Search and Live Translate on Pixel phones, but many of us still rely on the Google Translate app for most translations. While Google has been updating apps like Gmail, Docs, and Messages with new AI features, the Translate app has been left behind -- until now. It seems like the app is gearing up for its next big AI upgrade. Related How to translate Telegram messages It's getting easier to chat with your friends from across the world Posts According to a leak from app researcher AssembleDebug (via Android Authority), Google is preparing a new AI-powered feature for Google Translate. Currently, the app lets you translate using text, voice, or the camera, but this new feature could help you refine the translated text even more. Google Translate is getting a big AI upgrade soon Close The new feature will reportedly add an "Ask a follow-up" button that'll appear after you've entered text for translation. Once the text is translated, this button will let you refine the translation even further. For instance, if the translation doesn't make sense, you can ask Google Translate for an alternate version. In addition, you'll be able to adjust the tone, style, or even simplify the translation for better understanding. You can also tweak the text to fit regional variants or listen to the translated text. And if that's not enough, you can use Gemini and Translate together to fine-tune the translation to your needs. For example, in the demo, the user asked to make the translation "sound funny, like a technical nerd," and the app handled it effortlessly. Related Upcoming WhatsApp message translation ditches Google for its own solution Back from hiatus Posts This feature might not seem groundbreaking, but it could be super helpful for getting more context around translations or even for learning a new language. However, since it relies on AI, it will likely require an active internet connection to work. This isn't the first time we've heard about this feature. It was first spotted last month, but back then, the functionality was unclear. Now, AssembleDebug has manually enabled the feature in Google Translate version 9.3.78.731229477.7, confirming how it works. Although it's not widely available yet, the fact that it can be enabled manually suggests that a global rollout might be just around the corner.

Google Reportedly Working on an AI-Powered Upgrade for Google Translate

The feature appears to be powered by Gemini It was spotted in the Google Translate Android app version 9.3.78 Google is yet to roll out the feature to users Google is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Google Translate's Android app. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is integrating AI capabilities into the app to allow users to get insights about their translations and ask additional queries. The app is said to let users customise the translation based on text prompts as well. Additionally, users can reportedly also provide feedback about the translations with a single tap. This feature is said to not be available to users currently. According to an Android Authority report, the tech giant could soon add AI features to the Android app of Google Translate. The publication claimed to have enabled the new feature in the Translate app version 9.3.78.731229477.7. However, the company has not shipped the feature, and users will not be able to try it out just yet. Based on a video shared by the publication, the new interface of the Google Translate app now shows an "Ask a Follow-up" button after providing the initial translation. Users can tap on it to access several AI-powered features to improve the response and customise it. Tapping on the button is said to show additional information about the translation such as the nuances used, the reason for translating certain words, and the reasons for keeping some words in the original language. Several pop-up buttons reportedly appear at the bottom of the screen that can be tapped to customise the translation. As per the video shared, these buttons include words such as Formal, Simplify, Casual, Alternative Translations, Rephrase, Regional Variants, and more. Each of these is said to act as an independent prompt that changes the translation's tonality and structure. Additionally, users can reportedly hear the translation by tapping a speaker icon. This will allow them to listen to the pronunciation. If they do not like the translation or find it to be inaccurate, they can tap a thumbs-down icon next to the response to provide feedback to Google. Alternatively, they can tap the thumbs-up icon to indicate the response was up to the mark.