OK Google, interpreter mode: Google Assistant's new real-time translate tool tested

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Google have released an update to Google Assistant which allows users to translate conversations in real time.

Interpreter mode is available now via Google Assistant. Users say 'OK Google, be my interpreter', and will be asked which language they wish to converse in. The Assistant will then translate both sides of a conversation in real time, allowing conversation across language barriers.

The system currently supports 44 languages including widely spoken tongues such as English, Spanish, German and Japanese - all tested in our video - as well as less well known languages such as Tagalog, Sinhala and Tamil

To use the new tool, you will need to install Google Translate (free from the Google Play store), and then simply say, 'OK Google, be my interpreter'.

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