Google Translate for Android Devices Now Supports Conversation Mode

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Back in January, Google launched the Translate app for Android devices. And it has one cool feature that will serve you well during trips abroad — the Conversation mode. The conversation mode recognizes speech, and translates it in real time. That way, if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere in a country where nobody can speak your language, you have a basic means of communication, at least.

Of course, the translations are surely going to be faulty — you’ll know that if you’ve been regularly using Google Translate. But having something to go by is better than nothing — and you’ll know that if you’ve ever tried to talk to someone who doesn’t speak a word of English. After the initial rollout, Google now introduces 14 new languages to the app: Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Russian and Turkish. If you’ve been using the app, then you know how it works by now! If not, watch the video below for a demo on how it works.