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Teams will automatically translate foreign language messages
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Published onMarch 26, 2024
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At the last year’s end, wereportedabout an inline translation feature on Microsoft Teams for Android. The capability is included in the desktop app as well, but you need to click on theMore options…prompt on top of the message and selectTranslate.
Microsoft will soon finally roll out what it callsIntelligent message translation in chatson the Microsoft Teams desktop client. This feature will automatically offer instant suggestions, as described in the Microsoft 365roadmap page.
When you get a message in a different language, you will see translation suggested to help you understand it better. In the settings, you can select which languages you don’t want to translate, and whether to translate messages automatically.
How does the new Intelligent message translation work?
The Redmond doesn’t offer too much information about this feature that will start rolling out in April. However, if it’s anything like the mobile feature theyannounced two years ago, we have a pretty good idea on how it works.
When you receive a message in a language you don’t understand, you will automatically be prompted to translate it into the default language of your Teams app.
However, on the mobile version, you also get the option to never translate that language if you can understand it.
You can also set up the translation features within the Settings menu under the Translation section. From that menu, you will also set up the client to translate the messages automatically.
Microsoft Teams supports translation to and from more than 100 languages already in the desktop client, so you won’t have any problems in this department.
So, Teams already had a translation feature in its desktop client, but now, it will all get a lot more easier.
How do you feel about the newIntelligent message translation in chats? Let’s talk about that in the comments section below.
Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
