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Google Translate Makes Language Lessons Official, Available This Week on Android and iOS

Tim August 26, 2025 1

Earlier this month, word got out that Google Translate would soon help you better your language learning skills. That news is now official via Google, with users able to access a beta experience inside of the Translate app. Google says that it's designed for...

Google Translate Will Soon Help You Learn Another Language

Tim August 13, 2025 4

There are plenty of app options out there if you're looking to learn or practice up your language skills. The big name is Duolingo, but what if Google used its existing Google Translate app to offer a similar service? Is that something you might be interested...

Google Translate Learns 24 New Languages

Tim May 11, 2022 9

Google Translate is getting support for 24 new languages, in part thanks to its Zero-Shot Machine Translation, an incredible technology, but I have zero clue how it works. I'm going to let the experts explain it. These are the first languages we’ve added using...

Pixel Buds Real-Time Translations Available on All Google Assistant Headphones

Kellen October 13, 2018

Google's Pixel Buds may not be the smash success that Apple's AirPods have become in the wireless earbuds space, but there's no denying that their ability to do real-time translations in conversation with another person is both ridiculously cool and useful. In...

Chrome’s Built-in Translate Now Support Nine New Language Pairs

Tim April 25, 2017 3

Users of Chrome's built-in Translate functionality who are in need of more Indian and Indonesian support are in for a treat this week. Announced by Google, nine new language pairs are getting support, including English to/from Bengali, Punjabi, and Kannada. ...

Google Translate Becomes a Neural Machine Translation Boss, Which is Good

Kellen November 15, 2016 8

Google announced a big update to its Translate service today that involves Neural Machine Translation. That sounds like some future AI, machine learning science, secretive robotic madness, and it may very well be, but it also means Google Translate is going to...

Google’s Awesome Tap to Translate Available Inside 3rd-Party Applications

Tim May 11, 2016 6

Thanks to an update for Google Translate, translating text from within 3rd-party applications just became a total breeze. Instead of copying and pasting the foreign text into the standalone Translate app, simply "Tap to Translate," directly from within...

Google Awakens the Force With Star Wars Themes for Apps, Includes Gmail and Maps

Tim November 23, 2015 31

Because there was not already an over saturation of Star Wars crap for you to buy in stores, Google has launched Star Wars themes for your apps, just in case you needed more Force in your life. If you have a Google account, and use it for Gmail, Google Maps,...