In February of this year, Google officially replaced the camera app with the Google lens inside Translate and that was only available for iOS users. Now, moving ahead the company is now started sending the same update for the Android app. Now tapping the camera button on the Google Translate home page will open Google Lens.
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About Google Translate
Google Translate is great for quick translations that do not need to be perfect. If you want to translate a piece of text to see what it says in your own language, Google Translate will translate well enough that you can piece together the general meaning of the text.
Google Translate Can Do
- Text translation: Translate between 108 languages by typing
- Tap to Translate: Copy text in any app and tap the Google Translate icon to translate (all languages)
- Offline: Translate with no internet connection (59 languages)
- Instant camera translation: Translate text in images instantly by just pointing your camera (94 languages)
- Photos: Take or import photos for higher quality translations (90 languages)
- Conversations: Translate bilingual conversations on the fly (70 languages)
- Handwriting: Draw text characters instead of typing (96 languages)
- Phrasebook: Star and save translated words and phrases for future reference (all languages)
- Cross-device syncing: Login to sync phrasebook between app and desktop
- Transcribe: Continuously translate someone speaking a different language in near real-time (8 languages)