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TL;DR Google Meet supports real-time speech translation for select languages, but only on computers.
Now the Meet Android app shows what could be early evidence for adding the same kind of speech translation.
It’s not yet clear if this would be limited to certain devices, or if an AI subscription would still be required.
Update, February 4, 2025 (10:42 AM ET): We might have let the cat out of the bag a little early, but today Google is going official with its plans to bring Meet speech translation to mobile devices: “Speech translation will roll out to the Meet Android and iOS apps in the coming months.” In addition to the mobile expansion, Google says that it’s also working to spruce up translations with better understanding of nuance and improved accuracy. Original article, February 3, 2025 (12:59 AM ET): Little by little, our favorite Star Trek technology is becoming a reality. Modern tablets are already fancier than any PADD, and while warp travel may still be a long way off, the universal translator feels like it may be the next one we’re finally able to really nail. Translation apps already work great, but what about seamless real-time translation, letting us hear foreign speakers in our native language?
Last year at I/O, Google shared its plans for doing just that in Meet. And while it’s since rolled out to users on Google’s paid AI subscriptions, access has so far been limited to computers only, with no mobile support. But now we’ve spotted what could be our first sign of Google expanding this feature to Android handsets.
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We’re looking at version 344.0.861071534.public_beta.duo.android_20260126.01_p0 of Meet for Android. While this isn’t yet visible in the app today, we’ve been able to trigger code that causes a new settings option to appear:
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