![]() ![]() The Word Lens is not the only feature that the Google Translate team is working on, though. The wider Google Translate app, meanwhile, already support 103 languages through typing input, with offline translation support for 52 languages. With the addition of Japanese support, Word Lens is now capable of translating in 30 languages. Google continued developing Word Lens within Google Translate, with the feature even making an appearance in a June 2015 advertisement that shows how the app is capable of breaking down the language barriers between nationalities and cultures to bring people together. Word Lens was expected to provide even more functionality to Google Translate, but at the time of the acquisition, the feature only supported a limited number of languages, namely English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, French, Portuguese, and German. Word Lens was originally a standalone app by Quest Visual, but Google acquired the developer and its technology in 2014. Google Translate Continues To Develop Word Lens For more complex translation, Google recommends users to utilize the previous method of first taking a picture of what needs to be translated and running it through the Google Translate app. However, it should be noted that the Word Lens feature works best when it is only making simple translations, such as what is written on a street sign or what a store's name is. One of the major advantages of the app is that it does not require an internet connection to function, allowing tourists to use their mobile devices as a translation tool without worrying about having to be online and any associated data roaming costs. With millions upon millions of tourists visiting Japan per year, the Word Lens feature of Google Translate has significantly increased in usefulness for trips to the Asian country. The feature works both ways too, as it is capable of transforming English text into Japanese characters, which will be very helpful when communicating with locals who do not have a firm grasp on the English language. The Google Translate app will automatically display a translation to English on the device's screen. ![]() According to the post on the official Google blog post that announced the update, users will be able to simply point their camera at things such as signs and menus with Japanese text that they might encounter. ![]()
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