Google Translate can now save your search history to your account

If you wanted access to the translations you've had Google Translate perform, that'd be available now. The app gets a search history function that can backup your translation history. You get options to manage this or even use the app without an account if you prefer to not save your translations. You get control over how long the queries stay in your account.

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Google Translate automatically switches Gboard to appropriate language

Google Translate gets a handy feature that automatically switches Gboard to the language you need for text entry. Say the default language for the device is English, but you'll be translating from Spanish. Gboard will auto switch to Spanish but will then return to your default language when done. This helps make typing more accurate and saves users time from having to manually go into Gboard's settings.

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Google Translate supports five new languages

For the first time in four years, Google Translate adds support for five new languages. The app now supports Kinyarwanda, Odia, Tatar, Turkmen, and Uyghur. The translation app also adds virtual keyboard input for Kinyarwanda, Tatar, and Uyghur. Google Translate now supports 108 languages.

Google Translate tests out flashcards to help language learning

Google Translate might be competing against the language learning app Duolingo. A new feature spotted by app developer Jane Manchun Wong shows flashcards within the Android version of the app. The cards are accessible through the phrasebook section of the app. There you can see cards that can be flipped around to see translations of specific phrases. There's an option to shuffle the cards so users can practice with them. It isn't clear if Google plans to roll out the feature, but we're hoping they would.