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Android Marshmallow Has a Hidden Feature: Universal Translation

posted by cmn32480 on Monday October 12 2015, @11:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the one-more-way-to-give-info-to-google dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" takes translation one step further by automatically integrating it into popular apps such as LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and TripAdvisor.

Users will need to have Google's Translate app installed on their phone or tablet for the feature to work, but they won't need to switch back and forth between Translate and other apps to be able to understand text written in other languages. The translated text will appear right in the app being used.
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If you're using WhatsApp to communicate with someone in another language, the feature will help you to read his or her messages and to compose your own – just type a response in your preferred language, and Android will convert it to the language spoken by the other person. Google says the feature will allow for translation between any of 90 languages.

Let's test it out. Can any Marshmallow users check if the feature is translating this correctly? 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた。 ("All your base are belong to us")

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  • (Score: 2) by captain normal on Tuesday October 13 2015, @05:31AM

    by captain normal (2205) on Tuesday October 13 2015, @05:31AM (#248747)

    Unfortunately we have no "stupid" mod selection.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2015, @01:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 13 2015, @01:17PM (#248841)

    Right. Because an "All your Base" joke is fresh and witty. Clearly, it's not old and overplayed.

    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday October 13 2015, @03:31PM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 13 2015, @03:31PM (#248928)
      It was significantly funnier than your contribution to the discussion.
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      • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:15PM

        by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:15PM (#249032) Journal

        It was significantly funnier than your contribution to the discussion.
         
        All this time I thought Tork was opposed to old jokes. Turns out he's just a sharkist.
         
        A dirty, dirty, sharkist.

        • (Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:59PM

          by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:59PM (#249053)
          Zip it!!
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    • (Score: 2) by DECbot on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:14PM

      by DECbot (832) on Tuesday October 13 2015, @06:14PM (#249031) Journal

      You make me feel like my signature is old and out of date you insensitive clod! Do you have any idea how long I've had this sig? Get off my lawn!

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  • (Score: 2) by Hyperturtle on Tuesday October 13 2015, @02:38PM

    by Hyperturtle (2824) on Tuesday October 13 2015, @02:38PM (#248899)

    Based on what I have seen on *other* forums, I believe the moderation most people use for the "stupid" mod is the one called "disagree"!