November 15, 2019

Google Maps Will Speak the Name of Foreign Destinations Soon Alongside the New ‘Translate’ Update

Google Maps is including a new feature that can make it simpler for individuals going in outside nations where they don’t communicate in the neighborhood language: built-in translation along with the help of tech-to-speech feature. The feature will enable the users to tap on another speaker button beside a location name and address, to have Google Maps state the name unmistakably — an especially valuable expansion for any individual who has expected to talk about directions while traveling.

“Just tap the new speaker button alongside the spot name or address, and Google Maps will say it so anyone can hear, making your next trip that a lot more easier, and when you need to have a more profound discussion, Google Maps will rapidly connect you to the Google Translate application,” Google said in a blog entry on Wednesday.

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A great many people who have wandered outside of their nation of origin, sooner or later, expected to request directions or tell a cab driver their locations. Furthermore, when you don’t communicate in the language, that can be hard to do — even with the guide of translation applications and language dictionaries, as they are focused a lot on daily vocabulary, not really on the best possible names of spots.

Presently, rather than struggling along with the pronunciation and having ungainly discussions or in any event, giving over your telephone to a taxi driver, you can tap a button.

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Also, Google Maps will additionally now connect with you to the Google Translate application when you want to proceed with the discussion further.

The new component works by recognizing which language your phone is utilizing currently, at that point deciding when to illustrate you the translate alternative. For instance, an English speaker who was perusing a guide of Tokyo may see the speaker symbol, yet may not see the symbol if taking a gander at places in the U.S.

It’s fairly amazing this kind of text-to-speech feature was not added in the Google Maps, given its utilization for traveling purposes. However, Google has a lot more been awakening to the intensity of incorporating Google Translate into different encounters outside the application itself, incorporating in Google Assistant, Google Home, and Google Lens and so on. What’s more, at last, this translation helps make Google’s products very competitive and powerful — and for shoppers, increasingly valuable.

Translate for Google Maps is revealing this month on Android and iOS, with introductory help for 50 dialects. More languages will come in the near future, Google says. The text-to-speech will identify what language a Smartphone is utilizing to decide and at which spots a user may travel.

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