Samsung is bringing live translation to WhatsApp and other third-party apps, the company announced at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. The feature was first announced by Samsung in January with the launch of Galaxy AI, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) services for the company’s devices. The development confirms an earlier leak from an intelligence source that claimed the live translation feature was working on WhatsApp.
Live translation in third-party applications
Live Translation is a real-time language translation feature that supports 13 languages at launch. Currently, you’re limited to Samsung’s first-party apps like Messages and Phone. During the Galaxy Unpacked keynote on Wednesday, the tech giant confirmed that the feature will be expanded to support voice calling in some third-party apps.
Samsung hasn’t revealed which apps might be included, but it’s speculated that VoIP apps like WhatsApp and Telegram are on the list. This feature is not only being expanded to other apps, but now also supports additional languages. Samsung announced it would support 16 languages in July and 20 languages by the end of the year.
Samsung claims that Live Translation works through on-device processing. This means that your data is stored locally on your device instead of being sent to and stored on a cloud server. It claims to translate phone calls, text messages and face-to-face conversations into the user’s preferred language in real time. Additionally, you can also install language packs on your device for more language support.
This development builds on a previous leak from Ice Universe, which suggested that live translation would soon be integrated into WhatsApp. Samsung announced in June that it would soon expand the feature to other apps.
Other information
At Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung made a number of hardware and software announcements. Notable new products include the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones, the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch 7, and the Galaxy Buds 3 series. In addition, Galaxy AI has added new features such as Auto Zoom and Photo Assistant in addition to improving existing features.
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