Google Translate adds iPad Split View, printed text translations for more

These days, however, Google Translate lets us all communicate a little more easily across language barriers.

The Google Translate app, available for both iPhone and Android, has updated to accommodate instant text translations from English and German to Arabic.

Google is rolling out a couple notable updates to its Google Translate apps that adds additional languages for translations of printed text and support for the new Split View app mode on iPads.

Instant visual translations have been around since Google bought WordLens past year.

“To use instant visual translation, just open the app, click on the camera, and point it at the text you need to translate”. That means that when sending a text or email you’ll be able to see the translation to one side of the message.

Split View, a new feature for the iPad Air 2 running iOS 9, lets you bring up two apps next to each other and use them simultaneously. This time around, you’ll get to enjoy the visual translation, which might make it easier for you to go around an unfamiliar city, read and understand restaurant menus, read documents, maybe even pick up a book. You’ll see the text transform to Arabic in real-time on your screen, just like magic (or rather, Google magic). If you have yet to update the app, you can do so by hitting up the iTunes App Store for the latest update or the free download if you haven’t gotten it already.