Separately, Microsoft will now push the latest version 8 for desktop users starting November. The company notes that Translator is integrated only in SwiftKey for Android as of now, and users will need to update to the latest version from Google Play to be able to use it. Translator in SwiftKey supports 60 languages including Hindi, and while you don't need to install Microsoft Translator separately for it to work, if the app is installed, it will enable translation in offline mode as well.

This feature will eradicate the need to copy and then leave the app for translation using a different tool. This means that text will get automatically translated in the user's preferred language when it is typed in the chat box, and when you receive a message in another language as well.

The latest version was improved recently after receiving significant feedback from users, and now Skype thinks that users are ready to make version 8 the default version on desktop, mobiles, and tablets.īeginning with SwiftKey, Microsoft has integrated Translator into the SwiftKey Keyboard, enabling real-time two-way translation. Furthermore, another Microsoft product, Skype, will now starting moving desktop users to the latest version 8 starting November. Microsoft has merged Translator into SwiftKey allowing real-time translation in conversations. For support with Skype Translator on the Skype for Windows app, please visit Skype Support.Microsoft acquired SwiftKey in 2016, and now it has introduced one of its best features into the keyboard app. You can also share stories and feedback on Skype Community. If you have stories about Skype Translator that you would like to share, just tag them with the hashtag #SkypeTranslator on social media. If your Skype for Windows app does not have a globe, ensure you have downloaded the latest version of the app. To start using Skype Translator today, Skype for Windows customers can click on the globe in the upper right hand corner of the app seen here. They can also IM in over 50 languages using text-to-text translation. The app, powered by Microsoft Translator, lets users have translated voice-to-voice conversations in 7 different languages: Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. It’s been just a little over a year since its initial launch in December 2014, Skype Translator is now available to all Skype for Windows desktop users.

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