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The feature was spotted by Leo Varela, who shared some examples of the tool in action.
Real-time translation is an incredibly useful tool that breaks down communication barriers.
Many services support translation in one way or another, such as Microsoft Teams adding translated captions.
But the new feature in Edge is especially useful because it appears to work across different platforms.
Varela said he had to make many attempts just to get one video to work.
Even the example of the feature working is the translation is far from smooth.
But that’s what testing is for.
Presumably, Microsoft will polish the video translation experience before rolling it out to the public.
Microsoft Edge | Free
Microsoft Edge is the default web app on Windows.
It’s based on Chromium, so it’s compatible with the vast majority of the web.
Failing French
I confess that I don’t speak another language.
I studied French from kindergarten until I was a teenager and never managed to figure it out.
As a result, the content I watch online and people I speak with are largely English-speaking.
