Overview
- Google Translate now offers real-time spoken translations to any connected headphones, preserving tone, emphasis and cadence for clearer listening.
- Availability starts as a beta on Android in the United States, Mexico and India, and Google cautions that accuracy issues are still possible.
- The feature supports conversations, speeches and on-screen media, with users launching it from the Translate app via the Live translate option.
- Gemini-powered text translations are rolling out between English and nearly 20 languages across Android, iOS and the web, focusing on context and idioms rather than word-for-word output.
- Translate’s learning tools expand to nearly 20 additional countries with richer speaking feedback and a streak tracker, and Google plans iOS support and more markets in 2026.