Speak and Translate Languages 8.1.8: what changed
This build’s notes point to fixes and stability work. The app is designed to help translate spoken words, typed text, and text in photos, with options for listening to translations and sharing them.
What changed
- 01Fixes and stability work
The notes describe fixes and stability work rather than a particular new tool. The app’s central tasks are translating speech, working with text, and helping users communicate across languages. If you rely on it for a conversation or while reading signs and menus, installing the current build keeps you on the version Google Play lists.
- 02Worth using: translate spoken words
The app describes voice translation as a way to work through spoken words and phrases in multiple languages. Speech-to-text is also listed, so spoken input can be handled as text. These tools suit short exchanges as well as practical conversations where typing is awkward. Check the language options in the app before relying on a particular pairing.
- 03Worth using: translate text in photos
When you encounter printed text in another language, the app describes taking a photo and translating the text in it. For results you want to keep or pass along, its listed sharing feature can share translated text and audio. These options complement voice and typed translation, giving you more than one way to work with language.
- Version
- 8.1.8
- On Google Play
- Sep 22, 2026
- Rollout
- Rolling out via Google Play
- Developer
- Battery Stats Saver
Should you update now?
It is worth installing this build now: the notes focus on fixes and stability, and the app brings together voice translation, speech-to-text, photo translation, and text-to-speech. Those tools can help with conversation and reading across languages. The update notes do not touch permissions, accounts, payments, or data.
Get the update
Open Speak and Translate Languages in Google PlayOfficial listing by Battery Stats Saver
On the listing, Update means this build is waiting for your phone; Open means you already have it or a newer one.
Worth knowing
The app describes voice translation, speech-to-text, photo translation, text-to-speech, and sharing translated text and audio. Check the language choices in the app for the languages you need, especially before a trip or conversation. If you install the update from Google Play, your mail and data and your settings stay with the app; use the official Play listing for the current release.
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