Gmail gets language translation feature

BANGALORE, INDIA: Reading a foreign language mail is no longer a big deal on Gmail. No download, no exterior application, just one click will instantly translate the mail text into your native language.

The automatic message translation feature available on Gmail makes it easy to read any mail in any language. Suppose you get an email in Marathi and want to translate it into Kannada, then all that you need to do is to click on the Translate Message option, which appears above the message. 

"Since message translation was one of the most popular Gmail labs, we decided it was time to graduate from Gmail Labs and move into the real world. Over the next few days, everyone who uses Gmail will be getting the convenience of translation added to their email," said Jeff Chin, Product Manager, Google Translate, in a blog post.

"If you accidentally turned off the message translation feature for a particular language, or don't see the Translate message header on a message, click on the down arrow next to Reply at the top-right of the message pane and select the Translate message option in the drop-down," said Google in a blog post.