Having trouble with foreign languages? ‘The Times of India’ presents its ‘Hack of the Day’ featuring Google Translate’s instant camera tool. Seamlessly interpret everything from menus to street signs in real-time and even without an internet connection. This handy feature delivers swift, convenient translations, allowing you to explore new cultures with confidence.
It also reduces the error rate by 55-85% for a particular language pair using the power of Neural Machine Translation.
Tap on the icon called “Camera” on your home screen, and it will give you access to three options, namely “Instant,” where it will translate text in front of your camera in real time; “Scan” will enable you to take a picture of your document and translate highlighted portions; “Import” will translate text from existing photographs in your camera roll. There had to be instances when you found yourself struggling with a foreign-language document, starting with a restaurant menu, product package, or road sign. For the modern-day hack, you don’t need to enter all the words into the translation website. The instant camera feature of the Google Translate tool lets you point the camera at text and have it translate the words as if they were written in your language. The feature offers speed and convenience by eliminating the need for the user to enter text manually. This service translates text from any physical document, sign, menu, or label, offline and on your devices, without an internet connection, as long as you have the relevant language packs installed.