Skype Translator Feature Now Available For All Skype For Windows Users
Skype Translator is reaching a milestone moment by completing the roll out to all Skype for Windows customers!
This takes Skype one step closer to Microsoft’s mission of empowering people to do more, even across languages. Microsoft hopes that its customers can achieve their goals through relationships that would have previously been impossible.
Microsoft launched the Skype Translator preview just over a year ago in partnership with Microsoft Translator. Skype Translator has come a long way since then and we wanted to share some fun facts to date:
- French to English is the most popular language pair
- The number of calls per day has increased by 400% since the launch
- The top international Skype Translator calling corridor is Germany to Ghana
Through voice-to-voice translation, all of our Skype for Windows customers can now speak in seven languages: Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Through text-to-text translation, our customers can now write in over 50 instant message languages.
With the continued adoption of Skype Translator, Microsoft is working on rolling out new languages and platforms—bringing the translation feature to more Skype apps and implementing an even wider selection of languages. Microsoft is dedicated to continuing the growth of this new chapter in communication which has enabled people to connect globally, for free.
To start using Skype Translator today, Skype for Windows customers click on the globe in the upper right-hand corner of the app (shown below).
If your Skype for Windows app does not have a globe, please ensure that your app is updated to date by downloading the latest version. After that, you will be all set to wish family and friends around the world a happy new year!
