Translator for Windows Phone

The number of people from different countries that I know has significantly increased over the past few years. A lot of my classmates are from other continents and even though they can speak English, it is nice to woo them by sending texts in their own language once in a while, don’t you agree?

I found a nice app for translating text right from my Windows phone. Yeah, you can Google but it is useful to have an app solely dedicated for translation then and there. The app’s name is Translator and it is one of the best rated app on the Marketplace.

Getting Started

Translator is developed by Microsoft Studios. Since it has really good ratings, finding it on the site is pretty easy. The app weighs exactly 7 MB and is probably a bit too heavy considering the fact that the app requires internet connection to work.

I found a lot of other translating app which weighs less but I chose to go with Translator mainly for the fact that Microsoft has a reputation and I thought I could be loyal to it once in a while.

Translator breaks down in to four screens viz., the main screen languages, discover and history. The main screen portrays the core features of the app. Translator takes input via keyboard, camera and from voice. Well, isn’t that impressive?

Languages Supported

Translator supports a lot of major languages. That includes French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Chinese and Korean. It supports a total of 36 languages. Like I said, you need an internet connection to make a translation.

Of course you can’t be online all the time. If you try, your mobile battery will drain, wouldn’t it? This is why Translator lets you download a language and keep it in your database so that you can make offline translation at all times.

Each language is more or less 40 MB is size and so, I strongly recommend you to download the language via Wifi. All the downloaded languages are displayed in the Languages screen for a quick view of what you have in your pocket.

Taking a Look at the Keyboard

I started testing the app by starting with the keyboard. Basically, you type in the word. The then app translates and displays it in the screen. The interface is simple here. You have a text box to type in the letters and below that is the From language and the To language. The structure is English->French.
By tapping on the structure, you can select the from and to languages. All 36 language are supported – nothing more and nothing less. You cannot download any other languages from anywhere – I checked it personally.

The translated text is accurate as of I know. I cross checked with a lot of other translation engines and a professor of mine. The exact transformation is displayed on the screen with a little speaker button. But tapping on the button, you get to hear the pronunciation Different languages have different voices and they are very smooth and clear.

Every word has a synonym. If you are looking for synonyms of the translated word, just swipe through the screen for alternatives. If there are no alternatives, it tells up front that the word does not have anything else.
Using Your Camera to Translate Anything!

Sometimes, it doesn’t translate all the text in a single go. It partially translates and you have to do the entire routine at pointing at the text again. To get a full translation with a single go, I recommend using small passages. It works just fine then. For a proper translation, it takes approximately five to six seconds to get the result.

Once the translation is done, tap on the screen to save it. There are two options here. You can either save a photo of the original text and the end product to your Photos or transport the text to the keyboard mode.
Not all the languages are supported here though. The native (From) languages are just Chinese, English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. But all the conversion (To) languages are supported. Yay!

Voice Recognition

In order to give a voice input, just tap on the Speak button and then, the app starts to listen to your voice. It takes two to three seconds to make the translation and you get the translated text.
The languages it supports are same as camera supports. You can pin the voice, camera and the keyboard to the Home screen for quick access.

Wrapping Up

Translator is the whole package for translation. It offers you keyboard, camera and voice translation and hey, you get to translate in offline mode and what more do you need? Adding more languages would be nice, though and it is absolutely free. So I have no complaints here. I give it a 8/10.

Note: If this APK worked for you (and it should work), please leave a comment below. Thanks.

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