[Update - January 15, 2025]: We recently announced that Google AI features will be added directly to our Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans. As part of this announcement, customers with Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus editions can continue to use translated captions through their existing subscriptions.
[Update - September 7, 2023]: Translated captions in Google Meet will be available exclusively to Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise add-on users at a future date. We will provide a minimum of 6 months notice to existing Google Workspace customers before this change takes place.
[Update - September 7, 2023]: Translated captions in Google Meet will be available exclusively to Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise add-on users at a future date. We will provide a minimum of 6 months notice to existing Google Workspace customers before this change takes place.
What’s changing
In 2021, we announced a beta for live translated captions in Google Meet. We’re now making live translated captions generally available for select Google Workspace editions.
Meeting participants can translate English meetings to:
- French
- German
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Translated captions are available on Google Meet on web and mobile devices.
Who’s impacted
End users
Why it’s important
Translated captions help make Google Meet video calls more inclusive and collaborative by removing language proficiency barriers. When meeting participants consume content in their preferred language, this helps equalize information sharing, learning, and collaboration and ensures your meetings are as effective as possible for everyone.
This feature can be particularly helpful for all-hands meetings or training meetings with globally distributed teams. Additionally, translated captions can be impactful in education settings, allowing educators to connect and interact with students, parents, and community stakeholders with diverse backgrounds.
Additional details
Beta availability
The live translated captions beta will remain open for the next several months. Therefore, if you are participating in the beta with a Google Workspace edition not listed as “Available to” above, your experience will remain the same.
Availability for meeting participants
Meeting participants will be able to use live translated captions if the meeting is organized by a user in beta or an eligible Google Workspace edition.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: This feature will be available by default and can be enabled in Google Meet on the web by going to Settings > Captions > Translated captions or on mobile by going to Settings > Captions > Live Captions > Translation Language. Visit the Help Center to learn more about translated captions in Google Meet.
Rollout pace
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 12, 2022
Availability
- Available for meetings organized by Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Not available to meetings organized by Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Google Workspace for Education Standard, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Individual customers or users with personal Google Accounts