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Has World Lens ever caught on though? Honest question, I don’t have any data but I have never used it nor seen anyone else using it.
by tbassetto 8y ago
Has World Lens ever caught on though? Honest question, I don’t have any data but I have never used it nor seen anyone else using it.
- agildehaus 8y agoGoogle bought them a couple years ago and it's now a part of Google Translate.
- dividuum 8y agoIts now built into google translate (at least on my Android, no idea about iOS). It works offline and I've used it occasionally while staying in Hongkong. Was pretty useful.
- lathiat 8y agoI use it a lot when travelling. (In google translate) it’s great.
- ghaff 8y agoGoogle Translate is a great example of how incremental iterations of AR can still be useful. It's on a phone and not some fancy glasses and the translations aren't really very good but it's still really handy especially if you can't even read the script of the language in question.
- untog 8y agoThe problem I've always had is that situations where I'd want to use it are also situations where I have limited cellphone connectivity. Maybe it works offline now, but it didn't last time I checked.
- improbable22 8y agoIt does work offline, if you’ve got the right language pack downloaded. Very useful indeed. (And on iOS too, someone above asked.)
- tootie 8y agoIt's not exactly a blockbuster but it works. I've never seen anyone use it. Then again, I've never seen anyone use Snapchat.
- meheleventyone 8y agoI used it a lot on holiday. Super useful.
- GeekyBear 8y agoEven without translation, the ability to read signage aloud is very useful for visually impaired users.