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Of the 500 million+ people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the U.S. We've talked with thousands of you in India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Thailand to learn what works and what doesn�t�and today we�re rolling out some big improvements. First, say hello to  Tap to Translate on Android. We know millions of you painstakingly copy-paste text between Google Translate and other apps. Now, you can just copy the text of a chat, comment, song lyric, etc. in whichever app you�re using, and a translation will pop up right there�no need to switch apps: Watch the video to learn more. Tap to Translate works for all 103 of Google Translate�s languages on any Android phone running Jellybean (4.2) and above. Next,  Offline Mode  now works on iOS, and joins Android in using small offline packages. We know that many of you found the previous packages too big to download on unreliable data connections or to keep on your phone�s limited storage. That�s why we shrunk t...

Ten years ago, we launched Google Translate. Our goal was to break language barriers and to make the world more accessible. Since then we�ve grown from supporting two languages to 103, and from hundreds of users to hundreds of millions. And just like anyone�s first 10 years, we�ve learned to see and understand , talk , listen , have a conversation , write , and lean on friends for help . But what we're most inspired by is how Google Translate connects people in communities around the world, in ways we never could have imagined�like two farmers with a shared passion for tomato farming , a couple discovering they're pregnant in a foreign country , and a young immigrant on his way to soccer stardom . Here�s a look at Google Translate today, 10 years in: 1. Google Translate helps people make connections. Translate can help people help each other, often in the most difficult of times. Recently we visited a community in Canada that is using Translate to break down barriers and make a...