AI Keyboard for Travelers: Translate on the Go

From booking a taxi to chatting with locals, an AI keyboard lets you communicate in any language while you travel. Here is how to set it up.

Travel throws you into conversations in languages you do not speak — a taxi driver, a host, a shop, a new friend. Switching to a translator app for every message is slow and awkward. A translation keyboard fixes that by translating right where you type, in whatever app you are using.

Why a keyboard beats a translator app on the road

A translator app means copy, paste, switch, and repeat. A translation keyboard lives in front of every app, so you type in your language and send in theirs — in WhatsApp, a booking app, or a maps message — without ever leaving the chat.

Set it up before you fly

1. 1Install SmartType and set it as your default keyboard before your trip.
2. 2Open any messaging app and type your message in your own language.
3. 3Tap translate, pick the local language, and send the translated text.
4. 4Translate incoming replies the same way to understand what they said.

369 languages in your pocket

SmartType translates across 369 languages, covering the widely spoken ones and many regional languages you might actually run into while travelling. It is the closest thing to a universal translator that lives in your keyboard.

Note that translation is an AI feature and needs a connection, so grab a local SIM or eSIM. For a full walkthrough, read how to translate messages while typing on Android.