The Translate app lets you translate in near real-time while someone speaks a different language. For example, you can translate a classroom lecture or speech.
Transcribe spoken words
Important: To use this feature, in your device settings, turn on microphone permissions for Google Translate. If you don’t get translated text, turn off Show original text.
- Open the Translate app
.
- Tap Dictation
Transcribe
.
- If the Dictation
button is unavailable, the spoken language can't be translated.
- If the Dictation
- At the top, select the speaker’s language.
- At the top, select the translation language.
- Your phone automatically starts to translate spoken words.
- To toggle between the speaker’s language and the translation language, in the toolbar near the mic, tap Settings
- To stop or end a translation:
- Stop: Tap the Blue mic
. Wait for it to turn to a White mic
.
- End: Tap Back
.
- Stop: Tap the Blue mic
.
Transcribe 
. Wait for it to turn to a White mic 
.Tip: To change your font size, in the toolbar near the mic, tap Settings 
.
.Save your transcript
- After you’ve completed your transcription, at the top, tap Save transcript
.
- To access your saved transcripts on the Home screen, at the top, tap Saved
.Select, copy & share your transcripts
You can copy and share content when you transcribe spoken words.
- Select text: In the transcript screen, touch, hold, and drag the text.
- Select all text in transcript: Tap Select all.
- Copy the selected text to your clipboard: Tap Copy.
- Share text to other apps: Tap Share.