Published May 11, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally view technology differently. I usually take a pro-consumer angle instead of the marketing hype, which you’ve probably noticed in my writing. Most mobile AI features feel like someone shoved them into an app because the roadmap needed an AI line item. Google Meet’s live speech translation actually has a reason to be there. In April 2026, Google began rolling out Speech Translation to the Meet apps on Android and iOS, bringing AI-powered live dubbing-style translation to mobile calls. Powered by Google DeepMind technology, it listens to someone speaking another language and speaks back to the listener in their native language. And that’s the kind of AI feature the industry should be chasing .…