Wechat now offers augmented reality (AR) real-time translation, based on camera scanning.
The function translates anything from Chinese characters to English and vice versa. Now anyone can translate text quickly!
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After updating to version 6.6.7, the new feature can be accessed from the scan feature in the upright corner, which previously was one of the important entrance for WeChat users to launch the QR code scanner.
Now this entrance connects one more feature – translate, by capturing an image of almost anything with either Chinese or English texts in it.
Here are two images to compare the original copy and the translated article in Chinese.
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The translation accuracy is so-so with a couple of sentences missing from the original image.
And an example from Chinese to English:
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With this new feature available, it will help WeChat to better acquire users like international travelers to China!
But this camera-based translation function currently only supports translations between two languages, Chinese and English.
By contrast, Google Translate has added the augmented reality into its app and now support 30 languages.
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The function is only available on the iOS version of the Wechat for now.
Sorry, Android users. This function may be added before long, or Google translate would be a good choice as well.
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Source | Thatsmags by Molly Jett, technode by Jenkin Xia
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