Microsoft will be releasing a translator feature for Skype on Windows, in the next few weeks.
The tech giants allowed Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users to preview the new feature, but now feel that the feature is ready for all Windows platforms after announcing it back in May. The new Skype feature will allow users to translate spoken and text communication live, meaning you can probably pack away your Rosetta Stone now. Only six voice languages are available at the moment: English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin and Spanish. However fifty text languages are available.
Skype Translator will be made apparent on your Skype with an Earth icon in the top right of the application as displayed below.
Microsoft have stated:
“Now, you have even more reasons to chat with people around the world – bringing together family, friends, and students. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities to do even more together across not only distances, but also languages. Built on world-class machine learning technology that gets smarter with usage, Skype Translator preview gets better the more it’s used. Already, early users of the preview have helped it improve tremendously, and now with this broader release we are excited to see the additional progress we can make from expanded use.”
Microsoft has not confirmed whether this feature will be rolling out to other Skype supporting platforms.
