Overview
- The Android beta delivers real-time translated speech directly into standard wired or wireless headphones across more than 70 languages.
- Google says the audio preserves a speaker’s tone, pauses and rhythm, helping listeners follow conversations and distinguish different voices.
- Translated listening functions as a one-way channel suited to chats, lectures and foreign-language media without requiring special hardware.
- iOS support and broader country availability are planned for 2026 after the initial rollout in the United States, Mexico and India.
- The Gemini-driven text upgrade covers English with nearly 20 languages — including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and German — and Translate’s practice tools expand to nearly 20 more countries with clearer speaking feedback and a streak tracker.