Top 10 Messaging Platforms with Live Translation

2026. Viber added AI correction and translation of messages



Viber has added AI-based functions that allow to correct and translate text into other languages ​​directly in the input field before sending a message. They are designed to make daily communication clearer and more accurate. With improved messages, users will be able to convert a draft typed on the fly into a structured and concise text in a few clicks. The text of the message is improved with the help of OpenAI models. Viber says, these messages are not used to train artificial intelligence models and are deleted immediately after processing. Previously, Viber also added an AI chat summary feature.


2025. Microsoft Copilot is now available on Viber



Viber users can now take advantage of Microsoft Copilot right within the app. Quickly answer questions, create an image to bring your ideas to life, translate into other languages - these and other tasks are now available without leaving the messenger. Copilot is an AI-powered assistant created by Microsoft (or rather, ChatGPT in a Microsoft wrapper). Users of the latest version of the messenger can save time, accomplish creative tasks, and increase their productivity thanks to AI. To get started, simply send a message to the Copilot bot in Viber.


2024. Copilot in Teams will be able to provide simultaneous translation



Microsoft has introduced new AI agents for its Office suite. Copilot in Teams will provide real-time simultaneous (oral) translation during meetings, mimicking the user's voice. It can also summarize Teams meetings, create weekly reports, review and answer questions based on visual content shared on the screen during a meeting, and provide a brief overview of a sent file. Copilot in PowerPoint can translate entire presentations into one of 40 languages ​​while maintaining the overall design of each slide. Copilot in Outlook can help schedule a face-to-face meeting with a colleague by reviewing both calendars to find the best time.

2024. Telegram gets automatic translation on Samsung phones



Samsung is expanding support for its real-time conversation translation feature, Live Translate, to nine third-party apps, including the Telegram messenger. Live Translate, a Google Translate alternative, offers not only two-way translation and voice-over, but also voice translation of real phone conversations. Now, Samsung is expanding this feature to popular messaging apps in many countries, including KakaoTalk, Line, WeChat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Google Meet, and others. Samsung first introduced Live Translate with the One UI 6.1 update on the S24 series smartphones as part of its Galaxy AI suite of AI features: the feature translates regular phone conversations.


2016. Skype now offers simultaneous translation for calls to any phone number



At the end of last year, Skype added built-in translator that can translate conversations in real time during video chats. This translator is now available for calls to landlines and mobile phones, even to older phones with drums. Before making a call, you select the translation language, and as soon as the caller picks up, they'll hear a short message in their language informing them that the call is being recorded and automatically translated. As a reminder, Skype already supports Russian for translation, along with English, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and Arabic.


2016. Skype's live speech translator now supports Russian.



Until now, the live translator in Skype could only translate text chats between Russian and other languages. Now it can translate spoken Russian during video calls. In addition to Russian, English, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and Arabic are now supported for oral translation. You not only see captions with the translation but also hear the robot's voice translation. Voice translation is currently only available in the desktop version of Skype for Windows 7 and above.


2015. Skype gets instant translation feature called Skype Translator



Skype has introduced a new feature, Skype Translator, which provides real-time translation of conversations. For now, voice call translation will not be available in all languages, but only in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Spanish. Text messages will be translated in a much wider range of languages, including Russian. Skype Translator uses machine learning, so its translations will become increasingly better over time. The new feature will be available to all Skype for Windows users in the coming weeks.