Two days ago, Samsung unveiled several new AI-powered features for the Galaxy S24 series. Most of these features are powered by powerful NPUs inside the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy processors inside those phones. Some of those features include real-time language translation during voice calls and messages.
While the company showcased language translation for text messages via the built-in Messages app, it looks like it also works with WhatsApp.
Galaxy AI's language translation feature on Galaxy S24 also works with WhatsApp
The real-time language translation feature from the Galaxy AI suite also appears to be working on WhatsApp (via @sondesix), which is a third-party messaging app. As you can see in the image above, messages in Korean are being translated into English and vice versa. It isn't clear if WhatsApp has implemented the live language translation for the Galaxy S24 or if the feature works on all the messaging apps.
Samsung said that language translation can work in real-time on-device (without the need for an active internet connection) on the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. And the speed of language processing seems to be pretty fast from what we've seen during the Galaxy Unpacked event. This feature has also been present on Pixel smartphones for the past year, and it could come to more phones with powerful NPUs onboard.
You can watch all the other AI-powered features in our in-depth One UI 6.1 vs One UI 6.0 video below.
Samsung has announced that some of those AI-powered features could come to existing high-end Galaxy smartphones in the first half of this year. However, the company hasn't revealed which features will be released to existing devices as a part of the One UI 6.1 update.
