WhatsApp New Feature: You may soon be able to translate WhatsApp messages directly in chat
WhatsApp’s ‘Translate message’ is based on Google’s live translation, which can be used to translate messages directly on the user’s device.
Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a feature that’ll bring Google Translate directly to chats, as per a report by WABetaInfo. The feature is currently being tested under the name of ‘Translate message’ in WhatsApp’s beta for Android 2.24.15.8 update.
According to the report WhatsApp will use language pack to translate the messages. WhatsApp’s ‘Translate message’ is based on Google’s live translation, which can be used to translate messages directly on the user’s device.
Since translation into another language happens locally i.e. only on the WhatsApp user’s device, it is safe to assume that the translated text will not be picked by an external server. Ergo, it’s a win for privacy-focussed individuals.
For translation, WhatsApp plans to give the users language packs to install on their devices. Users can install these language packs and then they’ll be able to translate WhatsApp messages directly in the chat.
In the beginning, WhatsApp may release language packs only for select languages like Hindi and English. The Meta-owned instant messaging app is expected to add more languages so that people across the world can translate WhatsApp texts into their preferred languages. WhatsApp’s in-chat translation feature is expected to make communication across different language-speaking people smoother.
With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.15.5 update, WhatsApp brought a feature to transcribe voice messages. The feature allows users to convert their voice notes into text which makes for faster messaging as you don’t have to type everything.
Hopefully, we will get to see the global rollout of the ‘Translate message’ feature in a future WhatsApp update.
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