You might also like: How to book a cheap holiday online and how to book cheap flights online • Launch Google Play and browse for Google Translate • Install Google Translate, then press Open • Select your primary language and the language that you translate most often • Select Translate offline in order to use Google Translate offline, though you’ll need 29MB free storage space to do so • Hit Finished, and the download will begin as soon as you connect to Wi-Fi See all Android tutorials
How to translate text in Android
Launch the Google Translate app and you’ll find there are several ways you can translate text in Google Translate.
- By tapping the camera icon and aligning the text on a menu or other printed document. You’ll see a real-time translation on screen.
- By tapping the microphone icon and saying aloud the word or phrase you wish to translate.
- By tapping the squiggle icon and drawing on screen the word or phrase you wish to translate.
How to use Google Translate in any app
• Launch Google Translate • Tap the three horizontal lines icon at the top left of the screen • Choose Settings • Choose Tap to Translate • Tick the box to Enable Tap to Translate
• Now open any other app, and tap and hold on some text to highlight it
• Tap Copy
• A Google Translate icon will appear onscreen in a bubble – tap this to reveal the translation
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