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Google Translate is using Gemini AI to offer alternative translations based on context.

In December, Google Translate started using Gemini AI to improve translations for colloquial phrases and idioms that might not make sense in other languages, and now the Translate app also offers alternative phrasings on iOS or Android.

Users can also ask the AI for more context with new “Understand” and “Ask” buttons.

A screenshot of Google Translate with a new “show alternatives” button.
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