{
  "id": 10665699,
  "title": "Google Translate could soon auto-save transcripts of your Live conversations, but not on Android XR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/google-translate-could-soon-auto-save-transcripts-of-your-live",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:16:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-translate-live-translate-smart-glasses-apk-teardown-3716624/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Translate is reportedly testing a feature called \"Auto-save transcript\" in its Live Translate settings for mobile users. This new feature will allow users to automatically save the transcripts of their live conversations. However, when smart glasses are connected and being used, the transcript saving will be disabled to protect user privacy. Users will still be able to use voice commands to initiate translation on their smart glasses, but ending the session will be as simple as swiping on the touchpad. Google Translate has been steadily enhancing its translation capabilities, introducing features such as background translation and preparing for Android XR-specific listening boundaries. It appears that Google is planning to block transcript saving entirely when translation takes place through XR smart glasses, but the feature will be available for mobile users. This development is covered by Authority Insights, a source known for delivering exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and detailed tech coverage from the Android Authority team.",
  "summary": "Mobile users will get a toggle for the feature, but Google could block transcripts for Live Translate on smart glasses.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-09-29T05:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T06:40:08.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-29T09:40:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}