

By leaving out the middleman, it worked faster, more efficiently, and most importantly, more precisely. That means it translated from French to Japanese instead of French to English, then to Japanese. It instead directly translated between two languages. With this new learning system, Google Translate stopped using English as a go-between for translating any language. The change was massive: it cut translation errors by more than 55%-85% across many major language pairs. The result? Translations that were much more faithful, even factoring in slang and colloquialisms. Instead of translating each word, it looked at the meaning of the entire sentence.

The move made leaps and bounds in its algorithm and changed its approach to translation. 10 years later, in 2016, the company developed its own framework, Google neural machine translation technology (GNMT). Google knew they needed to swap machine translation (MT) technologies to improve its accuracy. But it began to offer odd translations for longer, complex sentences.

Since it translated individual words, it worked most efficiently for brief phrases. But, it soon became clear that this wasn’t going to work in the long term. When it first launched in 2006, it used statistical machine translation to provide instant translated text. Apart from that, it relies on various digital resources and common translations for languages. You may need to update your app to the latest version.Ever wondered how Google Translate built its translation database? It’s heavily based on the Europarl Corpus, which is a collection of documents from European Parliament procedures that humans translated. Tip: To dismiss the Tap to Translate bubble, you can hold and drag it to the bottom of the screen. On your current screen, tap Google Translate.Highlight the text you want to translate Copy.With Tap to Translate, you can translate text from apps and you don’t need to open the Google Translate app. Tip: The first time you use Tap to Translate, you may get a pop-up that asks if you want to “Display over other apps.” To continue, tap Allow. For Pixel 6 and up: To get quick translations, you can turn on Show floating icon.On your Android phone or tablet, open the Translate app.Important: Tap to Translate works with text, not with images. Text you copy is sent to Google for translation only after you tap Google Translate. With Tap to Translate, you can copy text from an app and translate it to another language. You can translate text in other apps with the Google Translate app.
