Google Translate

It worked up until 2/4. I don't understand why the latest update messed things up. It worked so well before. It caught 95% of what needed to be translated and translated instantly in real time. Now it'll only catch like 5%. Not exaggerating. And it takes so long to translate. Showing multiple translations until it chooses which to give. And sometimes while it's thinking, it won't translate and just delete what it just picked up. Doesn't translate any songs anymore. It was perfect before.

The app is amazing for what it can do with languages! The UI could use some tweaks, tho. One huge feature I'd like to see is if Translate can keep media volume at high level -- while the app is open and translating -- and then go back to previous volume setting. I'm constantly having to remember to reduce volume after using translate. Also, along those lines, I think if Translate is open, the audio should come thru the phone during the active session, not, say, your car via Bluetooth.

maybe 70% accurate, and good for only a quick sentence, beyond that it has difficulty if you use voice translate. For example if you are attempting to translate a thought and take a breath, it stops. if you for any reason stop translating via voice for less than a second, it stops. No way to continue, you simply lose what you have done and start over. In conversation, mediocre, misses many words, app gets locked up, just not something to depend upon.

Here's a new edited version of my feedback request. When I translate long paragraphs for my wife, she likes to listen to the translation instead of reading it. But the playback voice speaks really slow and there’s no way to speed it up (or slow it down if needed). It would be great if there was an option to change the playback speed for translated audio with a simple faster/slower slider. Thank you.

I installed this to translate a Japanese news network that doesn't have English captions. I was confused by the choice of "conversation" vs "voice", tried both, and all it did was show one block of original and translated text, which was only about 20% accurate (tested on a Japanese program having English subtitles). I couldn't figure out how to do real-time translating, so it was uninstalled. At least, there were no ads.

Used to be fantastic, 5 stars. Have been using for years. Now it fails to detect what language to translate, often outputting exactly what was input, untranslated. If there is any kind of spelling error, forget about it. Previously the app was intuitive, easy to use, accurately detected language, translated correctly and gave other possible translations. Now? Useless.

Used to be the ultimate tool. Translated between English and chinese literally on the fly. Full 5 stars. But recently the app has become "impatient". Microphone stops listening in the middle of my sentence. And the first half it captured is quite flawed with mistakes. One then has to jump in and manually type in the missing words and correct the wrong ones. Actually not sure what has happened during the last updates as this app used to be working just fine.

This app is good when it works. I wanted it for the speech to text translation, but it frustratingly stops at the slightest pause in speech (like at a comma or a person avoiding saying 'um'). Since I don't know the language, I often don't know where to go back to when it stops mid sentence. It would would be helpful if we had a manual listening option where the app would listen until we stopped it.

The floating bubble used to be very helpful and intuitive. Now it's less intuitive and difficult to use. You have to switch the language back and forth instead of it figuring out that you're switching. It also no longer automatically pastes what's on your clipboard. Finally, it doesn't show you the translation as you type. I'm not sure why they went backward with this app, but it's terrible compared to its previous version.

As someone who used this app daily for almost 6 years, I must say, the latest update is so depressing. Many features are gone. For example, when translating into a language that does not use Roman characters, the Roman characters are no longer visible underneath. It is only possible when you translate a single word..but not a sentence. Also, if I translate into one language, and then simply want to change it into a different language, I'm not able to do so. I must completely retype. And more..

This app helps me a lot learning English, super helpful and very easy to use. I don't know why but about a month, this app has been so slow. When I try to translate a new word, it loads much slower than ever. It was super fast translation, liked showing the results right away. I still trust and only use it but I feel very annoyed waiting. Please check and fix it. Thank you so much!

Useful but not fully trustworthy, and a pain to use on my phone. On my S8 the window for editing the text shrinks down to practically nothing (just barely 2 lines of text visible), making it really hard to work with. Also sometimes when I type the whole sentence the app doesn't translate a word in the middle (usually one I need) but when I delete part of the sentence sometimes it translates that same word. Also doesn't translate grammar well if the construction in the first language doesn't exist in the second. If the translations it gives to English sound so rough, I don't trust it to translate correctly to another language.

This app used to be good, however in the last few updates it's leaving lots at the table. The icon won't stay put on the screen, the translations aren't always accurate. I have to turn on the icon each time i want to use it. I hit the slider to keep it on the screen but invariably it's gone in a minute or two. And then i have to keep doing it over and over. There are times when I'm using the Gboard translator and it goes nuts and starts typing crazy things. I was very happy with this before.

I like the old version better. I frequently use the starred/saved list to review. Now, Everytime I open a saved translation, then go "back" to the list, it starts at the top again. Have to re-scroll down. Also, suddenly, all 4k of my translations are in my app. I don't want them all synced from Google acct to my translate app. It has become less functional. I'll look for another app. One upgrade I like, I don't need to open each translation to read it, even if it's several sentences

Absolutely terrible forced random upgrade. I used this app all the time and never asked for a UI change. The number of clicks to access everything increased. Just one example: when typing Chinese, I have to minimize the keyboard in order for the Pinyin to show. The worst part for me is that when I switch languages, the keyboard doesn't automatically switch anymore. Luckily, I was able to uninstall and downgrade to the previous version. Edit: no history. No instant translate. Keyboard too big.

It has been okay in the past, but this new update made it so bad I ended up deleting it and using another apps translator. It had it's ups and downs, but now with the multiple translations (male and feminine) and the much larger typing area, you cannot even see what you are typing. On top of that, the "suggested" phrases of what you are trying to type automatically change what you are trying to translate, even if it's incorrect. Unfortunately, every time an update is done, the app gets worse.

Great translator app for many dialects. It is better than many dictionaries you find now. It is text based, and also reads it in voice aloud. It is supposed to have a voice input reading feature, too. Only the online version does much. It worked much better on the Android phone than the PC browser window for a while, in some ways. The offline version lacks a lot of the features. That would be a big bonus to add (have the whole thing - at a subscription?). PC already has a fee offline version.

Great for those moments where I don't know how to communicate properly. Instead of blowing them off I can just hit the talk button, records what I say and transfers it into any language you need to translate. Fast, Easy, Reliable, Honestly best app I've used to communicate with other languages. It even helped me to pick up words/sentences myself!!!

This app can be a superpower when it works correctly. Unfortunately, it often doesn't. So many times I've lost count, I've had languages downloaded for offline use only to find they've disappeared when I need them. It has happened over and over, repeatedly, without explanation, and I frequently have difficulty getting the app to re-download the missing languages even when I'm reconnected.

Beta functionality like "practice" is a good direction! For many years, I thought about this. But I am really confused why practicing the English language is not available. I think even native English speakers can practice English. I would love to have a way to practice my saved English words (not useless or stupid words that many English-learning-apps force you to learn — but my own!). I hope you got the idea.