Twitter is already capable of translating messages on mobile phones
It seems that translation is a topic that interests the main technology companies of the moment. And the social network Twitter could not be left behind. And it is that being aware of what any user you follow says can eliminate many barriers in communication and universalize the operation of this 140-character social network Perhaps for this reason Twitter has begun to introduce a translator to understand any tweet or message in a foreign language both in the web version and through the applications for smartphones
Thus, this novelty lands directly on devices Android and iOSA function that can be very useful for those accounts in English or any of the 40 other languages that you can translate and whose meanings escape the user. That yes, the translation comes from the hand of Bing, the tool of Microsoft Something that Some will like it and others not so much. And the thing is that the translations are not always as accurate as they should with this service. Although it must be borne in mind that no translator is one hundred percent efficient today.
The new translation function arrives without the need to update mobile applications Simply access a tweet or message posted in another language and make sure the globe icon appears in the upper right corner.In this way, when clicking on said publication and accessing it to view it in full screen, the option Translate with Bing appears at the bottom. In barely half a second the tweet or message is reproduced at the bottom of the screen in Spanish, more or less accurately depending on the grammar of the original tweet. And it is that Bing It will always be easier if the original text is grammatically correct and simple.
This novelty also lands directly on the web, as well as on its service TweetDeck In these cases, the difference is that simply click on the globe icon for the translation to appear on the screen, speeding up the process and stealing Fewer steps to user.
This function is not the first experience of translation on TwitterAnd it is that they have been testing it for some time and making sure that it works, appearing and disappearing eventually during the past months. In addition, since 2013, the Windows Phone platform already has this fully active translator. Of course, in this case, there is the support of Microsoft, owner of the Bing service that allowed these issues.
In short, good news for users who follow non-Spanish speaking accounts and who want to understand each publication. However, according to Twitter this option can also be deactivated from the menu Settings, in case that you do not want to participate in this experience, despite being completely free and not implying anything beyond occupying a small space once a tweet or message has been accessed.
