Your earbuds can translate 70 languages in real-time now, thanks to Gemini

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Hear real-time translation in your headphones with Translate.
• The feature supports more than 70 languages.
• Android users can try it now, with iOS support coming next year.

If you find yourself in a situation where you need conversations around you translated to your language but don't want to purchase dedicated AI translation earbuds (which our own Jack Wallen recently tested and called "seriously impressive"), the Google Translate app has a new feature you'll want to check out.

Starting today for Android phones, Google says you can now hear real-time foreign language translation from the Translate app right in your headphones, thanks to Gemini's new live speech-to-speech translation capabilities.

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