Using one phone to talk across a language barrier, face to face

Not every language barrier is on a call. Sometimes the other person is standing right in front of you — a customer at the counter, a patient at reception, a guest at the front desk. In-person translation turns a single phone into a two-way interpreter you can both speak into.

How in-person mode works

One device sits between two people. You tap to talk, speak your sentence, and the phone says it aloud in the other person's language; they tap and reply, and you hear it in yours. The direction alternates with each turn, so a natural conversation builds up without anyone needing to read a screen.

• One phone, two people, no second device or app to install for the other person.
• Tap-to-talk alternates direction automatically.
• Each sentence is spoken aloud, so it works even if someone can't read the screen.
• Any of 24 languages, switchable in a tap.

Where it earns its keep

In-person translation is built for the front line: retail and hospitality staff serving international customers, clinic and hotel reception, field and trade work, and travel. Anywhere a quick spoken exchange used to stall on language, it keeps the conversation moving — without booking an interpreter for a two-minute chat.

It's the same translation engine behind translated calls, pointed at the person in front of you instead of the one on the line.