

The technology that allows Google Translate to scan and translate in real-time through your device’s camera is the OCR text tool. Those renditions only support translating short-span text, limited documents, and web pages. You cannot use the same technology on a desktop or through Chrome. The feature for scanning and translating a photo has only been integrated into the Google Translate app on Android and iOS.

You can also copy the translated text, listen to its audio version, or share it with others.There is one limitation, however. Once you have translated the text within the image, you can view the original text at any time by changing the ‘ Show original text’ toggle at the top. Take a picture of the image you want to translate or upload one from the gallery.Tap on the Camera button available at the bottom-right.Open the Translate app on your Android or iOS device.To translate text within an image on Android or iOS, follow these steps:

