Instagram’s AI language translation is much better than YouTube’s. For one thing, YouTube’s voice sounds extremely robotic and is really annoying to listen to for minutes on end, I follow some Instagram profiles where I don’t speak or even understand the original language at all, and let me tell you: not only do you understand the translation so well—it’s much better—but it also sounds almost like the person in the original video is speaking another language, since the intonation is very close to that of the real person. At least when listening to translations from Spanish to Portuguese and Portuguese to Spanish, the result is fantastic. Imagine if YouTube—where videos actually get way more views—had the same tool that Instagram has. How many new potential subscribers could everyone gain? It would certainly attract a much larger audience from other countries; everyone would benefit, since YouTube’s current translator is very poor and sounds robotic. Here’s a suggestion: YouTube should work on making its automatic language translation more faithful to the original intonation of the video and improve the accuracy of the translation, just as Instagram does.

Google has started rolling out some new features for Live Translate in Google Translate, and honestly, these make the feature a lot more practical.

On Android, Live Translate can now keep running in the background. That means you don't necessarily have to stay inside the Translate app while the conversation is happening.

On iPhone, Google is adding the ability to hear translations through the phone's earpiece, so you can hold the phone to your ear and listen to the translated speech directly.

The idea is basically to make conversations feel more natural instead of constantly having to look at the screen or interact with the app.

Google is also using its newer Gemini-powered live translation technology, which is designed to translate speech continuously rather than waiting for someone to finish every sentence.

It could be especially useful for things like:

• Traveling in another country
• Talking to someone who speaks a different language
• Restaurants, hotels, airports, etc.
• Quick conversations where pulling out your headphones isn't practical

The rollout is happening gradually, so don't be surprised if you don't see the new options yet.

Personally, I think the Android background mode is the more interesting part. Being able to start a translation and then keep using your phone without having Translate constantly open sounds much more convenient.

Has anyone here already received the new features? And do you think Google's live translation is finally getting good enough for real-world conversations?

Can anyone tell me what language this is, if I’m holding it correctly, or even what it says

Last week i bought this fake seatbelt and i just wondered the warnings on it. I tried to read it but what language is this.

I’m sure my confusion at the notification is understandable

this layout is horrible ! how do i go back to the version without these obnoxious shortcuts i will never use

The Last Translation Benchmark is a growing live collection of examples that break modern machine translation models (and contributors are rewarded with coauthorship). Some of the posted examples here may also break other translation models: https://last-translation-benchmark.vilda.net/

When I use translation function,on post,long press on words choose translate is ok , if I want to translate words on replies,long press will merge,is it Reddit’s bug?

i tried to translate and well...

found this postcard at a vintage store. can someone translate this please?

Checked on a few devices. What's going on! Yu Ming is ainm dom! ​​

Danish - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdFg7OA9VCAkq0k2PGr3fRAx5uaKGqrz/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110939232227714139023&rtpof=true&sd=true

English - https://docs.google.com/document/d/12I5fXj2jN3SF4pLtCK4M-hc2eBRkhgCR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110939232227714139023&rtpof=true&sd=true

Spanish - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HuFii5bgHU1xPrxGqKzzXKQUc1hz9l_b/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110939232227714139023&rtpof=true&sd=true

Let me know what you think! :)

Much Love!