Changing the rules of the game again: Gemini and Google Translate join forces | The Jerusalem Post

The live translation revolution: Google is expanding its use of artificial intelligence and integrating the Gemini model into the Google Translate app, with a new feature that enables real-time translation directly to headphones. This capability brings users closer to an almost instantaneous cross-language communication experience without the need to read or type.

The new feature, called Live Translate, allows users to hear a live translation of a conversation in a foreign language directly through their headphones.  After opening the app, selecting the languages, and connecting the headphones, users can activate translation mode and listen to real-time translations of the person speaking to them.  The technology also works when watching content such as movies or series in a foreign language, allowing users to understand dialogues while viewing.

Google explains that the main innovation lies not only in translating words, but in Gemini’s ability to preserve the speakers’…