Microsoft Translator Bringing Offline Mode To Ios App

Not many people use Microsoft Translator because, quite frankly, Google Translate is leaps and bounds better. However, Translator may be gaining an advantage with its latest update.

TechCrunch reports that an update coming soon to the iOS app will allow Translator to run in an offline state and that it won’t require a custom AI chip to run it.

Microsoft warns that this isn’t perfect, though. Noting that if you’re offline, some translations may be wonky.

On the Android side of things, Microsoft is giving developers an API to allow translations to display within their apps. iOS has had a similar feature with Microsoft Translator. Simply highlight some text, tap share to bring up the share sheet and Microsoft Translator is an option.