As we’ve pointed out often, there are certain Google apps that get the VIP treatment in Mountain View. Apps like Google Maps, Chrome, and Google Messages constantly receive new features and updated user interfaces. Now, Google is bringing some changes to Google Translate. We wouldn’t say that the latter app is Google’s forgotten red-headed stepchild, but while the Maps app has two billion monthly active users placing it third after Search and YouTube, Google Translate has 500 million to 600 million monthly active users.
Google adds new AI features to the Translate app
What is new is that underneath the translation, Google Translate will show a lozenge-shaped button that says “list alternatives.” Tapping it will show options for “It’s raining cats and dogs” in Spanish and explain when you might use each one. In the example, there is a translation of “It’s raining cats and dogs” that you would use when you want to emphasize intensity. Another example shows how the phrase would be written if you were being hyperbolic with the use of the phrase.
How to install Google Translate on your Android or iOS device
You can also tap “Understand” at the top of the screen after seeing a translation. This will show you a helpful AI overview. Or, you can tap on the other option, “Ask” where you can follow up with a specific scenario. You might type, “what’s the most common way to say ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ in Argentina?”
