{"id":342591,"date":"2015-01-28T10:34:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T02:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/google-update-app-enable-instant-translation-342591.html"},"modified":"2015-01-28T10:34:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T02:34:01","slug":"google-update-app-enable-instant-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/culture-hk\/entertainment-hk\/google-update-app-enable-instant-translation-342591.html","title":{"rendered":"Google update app to enable instant translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/01\/Google-app-update.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-67255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-67255 img-responsive  aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/01\/Google-app-update-625x544.jpg\" alt=\"Google app update\" width=\"625\" height=\"544\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p> <p>Whenever we visit a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/wanderlust-instagram-travel-world-66038.html#post-66038\">foreign country <\/a>and don\u2019t speak the language, it can turn into a real nightmare to understand even the simplest things. We don\u2019t always think to pack a pocket dictionary nor have the Wi-Fi to make the best of online translation tools.<\/p> <p>Google\u2019s staff probably had this in mind when they decided to update their version of Google\u2019s translate app by adding atechnology designed to instantaneously translate signs and printed text.<\/p> <p>To use it, we just have to hover our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/entertainment-lifelove\/sleepio-smartphone-app-help-sleep-better-58217.html#post-58217\">smartphone camera<\/a>\u00a0over the printed text, word or sign to receive an instant on-screen translation, that too without an internet connection.<\/p> <p>The app is perfect for quick and simple translations. From now on, restaurant menus on our travels will no longer be a mystery!<\/p> <p><em>The updated Google translate app is available for IOS and Android. 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