An curved arrow pointing right. Google's translation app has a new feature that will come in handy for travelers. You point your smartphone's camera at a sign printed in a foreign language ...

iPhone, iPad, and Android users with the Google Translate app installed can download languages on their devices ahead of time, so even if they don’t have cell service or an internet connection ...

This only applies if you expect to be out of the Internet connection at some point while needing the Google Translate app.