Google Translate Adds Gemini Model Picker on iOS: Fast or Advanced

Google has begun rolling out an update to its Translate app that introduces a model picker letting users choose between a fast, lower-latency translation and an Advanced, higher-accuracy option powered by the company’s Gemini AI. The control appears in the app’s header as a pill-shaped button beneath the Google Translate logo and is being made available initially to a subset of iPhone users; Android access is not yet widespread.

Tapping the picker opens a small dialog that offers two choices: Fast, optimized for speed and everyday use such as menus or quick travel phrases, and Advanced, the default setting, which the interface describes as delivering improved accuracy for complex or context-sensitive text. Advanced currently supports only a limited set of language pairs, including English to and from French and Spanish, and applies to typed text translations rather than live translation features like conversation mode or camera translation.

The change builds on earlier integration of Gemini into Google’s translation and language tools. Google has credited Gemini with recent gains in translation quality, multimodal translation, and text-to-speech capabilities, and has added other...