SPEAK TO THE WORLD

01 GRAB THE APP

Download the Google Translate app from the Google Play store and install. It requires quite a few permissions to work properly, but this is expected for the huge amount of functionality that it offers.

02 START A CONVERSATION

Start off by selecting the language you are translating from and the language you are translating to, then enter some text to translate. When the translation appears, tap the menu icon on that box and choose ‘Start conversation’.

03 START TO TALK

Each of you can now press the language buttons at the bottom before you speak and the audible translations will be sounded after each sentence. They are also presented as text on the screen, so you can see what’s being said.

04 TEXT AS WELL

If the app struggles to understand you, tap the back button and type your message instead. This will work almost 100 percent of the time and is much more accurate, if a little time-consuming. The text will translate as you type.

05 SHARE THE TRANSLATIONS

In the Translate mode, you can type in or speak any phrase and translate it into different languages. There is a Share option that is accessible via the menu icon; tap this to share the text with other services.

06 TRANSLATED TEXTS

You can share any translation you create with Messaging and also translate received messages in another language using the app. Your entire text-message conversation can be undertaken easily in both languages.