Samsung's AI Live Translate feature to work with third-party voice calling message apps

Samsung has announced that the “Live Translate” features, which is part of its Galaxy AI suite, will soon work with third-party message apps for voice calls.

Samsung will soon extend the Galaxy AI “beyond its own native calling app by expanding Live Translate to other third-party message apps to support voice calls.” It is likely that popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram will incorporate it soon.

Samsung’s EVP and head of Mobile research and development, Won-Joon Choi, said that Samsung will soon extend the Galaxy AI “beyond its own native calling app by expanding Live Translate to other third-party message apps to support voice calls.

Samsung has also confirmed that the entire processing of real-time call translation for third-party apps will take place on-device, similar to how it works with Samsung’s native call dialler. “Since this feature has been integrated into our on-device AI language translation model, users will be able to experience barrier-free communication without worrying about privacy issues like personal data being shared outside their phone when using Live Translate,” said Choi .

Samsung's decision to expand AI Live Translate functionality is a positive step towards fostering communication without language barriers. By providing real-time translation within popular messaging apps, Samsung enhances the user experience for multilingual individuals and strengthens its position in the global smartphone market.