Google has introduced a translation app for the Apple iPhone, with a number of additions over its web application.
Google Translate for iPhone app comes with all the features of the HTML5 web app launched last year and has voice input for 15 languages.
With voice input, users can translate a word or phrase into one of more than 50 languages. Users can listen to translations spoken out loud in one of 23 different languages as well. It's a handy tool for business users and consumers alike.
There is also a capability to enlarge translated text to full-screen size.
"This way, it's much easier to read the text on the screen, or show the translation to the person you are communicating with. Just tap on the zoom icon to quickly zoom in," a Google blog post from software engineer Wenzhang Zhu read.
"The app also includes all of the major features of the web app, including the ability to view dictionary results for single words, access your starred translations and translation history even when offline."
Last month, Google opened up an experimental technology which directly translates users' conversations into another language.
The search giant demoed Conversation Mode in the Google Translate app a few months back, but let Android users test it out for themselves.
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