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 [](https://www.androidpolice.com/author/karandeep-singh-oberoi/) Published Mar 16, 2026, 12:42 PM EDT Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication MobileSyrup. Prior to joining Android Police, Oberoi worked on feature stories, reviews, evergreen articles, and focused on 'how-to' resources. Additionally, he informed readers about the latest deals and discounts with quick hit pieces and buyer's guides for all occasions. Oberoi lives in Toronto, Canada. When not working on a new story, he likes to hit the gym, play soccer (although he keeps calling it football for some reason🤔) and try out new restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area. [Sign in to your Android Police account]() If you're visiting a different country, trying to [learn a new language](https://www.androidpolice.com/felt-alone-learning-new-language-until-this-language-learning-app/), or just in a part of your town where signs and speech all look and sound a little different and foreign, you know how important a [seamless translation experience](https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-use-google-translate/) is. There are hundreds of good translation apps out there, but most of us still rely on the good 'ol trusty.  Related ##### [8 simple ways to use Google Translate](https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-use-google-translate/ "8 simple ways to use Google Translate") Translate text and speech on the fly with Google Translate Google Translate receives regular updates that power new features. For example, in late February, the tool added new buttons to [handle the nuance in translations](https://www.androidpolice.com/google-translate-nuance-context-update/). This was followed by Google working on making it easier to access your most-needed languages via language pinning. Now, with the app's latest update, Google is making it much easier to quickly hop into the translation mode of your choice, and that too, right from your home and lock screens, as pointed out by the folks over at [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/03/16/google-translate-new-widgets/). ## 5 new tiles for quick translations  The app is gaining several new widgets. The primary one here is the new 3x1/5x1 **Translate Text** widget that lets you hop into a text translation session with one tap. More interestingly, the update also introduces 5 new 1x1 widgets that lead to different areas of the app. As seen in the screenshot above, the new widgets include: - Camera: Translate text using your camera. - Voice: Translate text using your voice. - Live Translate: Translate audio into any language. - Clipboard: Translate text from your clipboard. - Practice: Tailored listening and speaking practice sessions. The new widgets reportedly rolled out with version 10.8 of the Google Translate Android app. I have access to the widgets with an older 10.7 build too, but I'd suggest updating to the latest version regardless. Similar additions have not made their way to the Google Translate iOS app.