Skype getting Skype Translator Magic

Published on October 3, 2015 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

It seems that trial users were positive about the translator preview app released in December 2014, so MS has decided to roll out Skype Translator Magic for Skype Desktop client.

This will be happening in the very near future, and will be phased in over a period of weeks…probably not wanting to get swamped by bugs in multiple languages, with different alphabets as well. When it arrives on your desktop, the messenger will gain an icon in the upper right corner:

This starts getting interesting since the translator will have six new voice languages: English, Italian Mandarin, and Spanish. Australian seems to have been overlooked. In addition, there will be fifty messaging languages in the desktop app.

More interesting, the app will be able to learn (in machine fashion) so it should improve with use. I hope there will be no auto-correct. The international incidents might be…well. Kidding aside, MS explained this in a blog post here.

Sources:

http://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-adding-translator-skype-windows-80269/

http://blogs.skype.com/2014/12/15/skype-translator-how-it-works/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/faq.aspx

Comments

WOM

on Oct 03, 2015

Hum.

teddybearcholla

on Oct 03, 2015

Very kool.... Windows below 8.1... won't have it...wich is understandable...maybe.

In Micros page, does seem you have to pay for it.

Philly0381

on Oct 03, 2015

WOM

reply 1

Hum.

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2015

This is nice, and I know this probably isn't the place, but I am soooooo pissed at Skype.

I few versions back, they gave us some new emotes. Like the BRB sign, and Hands In The Air Celebrating, etc. They are now gone in the newest version.

Sure, we have Mojis, but I liked the dancing monkey, and some of the other new emotes. Bummer.

WOM

on Oct 03, 2015

Damn Philly, can't think of anything original so ya copy me.

Philly0381

on Oct 03, 2015

WOM

reply 5

Damn Philly, can't think of anything original so ya copy me.

yup, didn't want anyone to have to translate it.

Wizard1956

on Oct 03, 2015

Philly0381

reply 6

Quoting WOM,

reply 5

Damn Philly, can't think of anything original so ya copy me.

yup, didn't want anyone to have to translate it.

Good one, John.

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2015

RedneckDude

reply 4

This is nice, and I know this probably isn't the place, but I am soooooo pissed at Skype.

I few versions back, they gave us some new emotes. Like the BRB sign, and Hands In The Air Celebrating, etc. They are now gone in the newest version.

Sure, we have Mojis, but I liked the dancing monkey, and some of the other new emotes. Bummer.

Well, Wiz tells me that it's on my end. He still has the emotes. RND scratches head.......

teddybearcholla

on Oct 03, 2015

You used to be able to transfer files easily, even mb ones... no more... only very very tiny files...still some don't even go.

And emos, they have too many now, of half of them I can't see what they are.

I don't have the BRB sign anymore either, RND.

And guys...that should be " ho hum"...not just hum....

DrJBHL

on Oct 03, 2015

RedneckDude

reply 8

Well, Wiz tells me that it's on my end.

Won't swear to the anatomy, but my Skype has all the emojis you mentioned, Jim...70 of them.

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2015

DrJBHL

reply 10

Won't swear to the anatomy, but my Skype has all the emojis you mentioned, Jim...70 of them.

70? I have 106.

Got it fixed, was a lotta work. Had to uninstall with IObit uninstaller, run registry scan with ASC Pro, and CCleaner, then manually clean the registry, and appdata had some stuff left behind as well. All is well now.

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2015

From Skype page.

"All you need to get started is Windows XP with SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10, a webcam for video calls and a microphone. Skype Translator is available on Windows 7 and above."

Not seeing it though.

DrJBHL

on Oct 03, 2015

When you click on a name, on the top of the right panel do you see telephone. video and an add contact icons?

RedneckDude

on Oct 03, 2015

No. I was only pointing out the the Skype downloads page reads like we already have it.

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