Soon you will be able to be Mr. Worldwide on WhatsApp, even if you speak only one language. It will be possible with one Collaboration between WhatsApp and Google Translate We first learned about this from WaBetaInfo.

WhatsApp will add real time translationis powered by Google but does not send our conversations to Google. Translations are performed on the device itself.

WhatsApp to chat with your friends

One thing that is still missing from WhatsApp is this: translate chatsYou can do this manually by sharing texts with Google Translate or Live Translate functions like those on Samsung phones, but it’s not very practical on other phones.

Now we know that the Real-time translation is coming to WhatsApp and some details on how it will work. WhatsApp will use Google Translate technology and will require us to download a language pack. This is because the translation is done offline, on mobile, without the chats passing through Google servers.

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Translation can be activated from the WhatsApp context menu, although it is not clear whether translations will appear in direct messages (similar to what voice note transcriptions look like) or whether an additional bot is used, the method other apps use.

What is clear is that WhatsApp will make it easier for us to chat with people from all over the world and regardless of whether you speak the same languages ​​or not. It should also support multiple languages ​​using Google technology. We will have to wait for the official rollout to learn more about it.

via | WaBetaInfo

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