Even after trawling through almost all aspects of the recent Android 12 Developer Preview, things slip the net. One of those looks to be the long-overdue addition of a Google Lens translate option within the Android recent apps panel.
On top of that, the December 2020 Pixel Feature Drop added or at least prepared the feature, but it has been absent on devices since first appearing within the original changelog. This hints that this arriving with the latest Android 12 Developer Preview is just a mere coincidence, although it’s not particularly clear.
The App Overview/multitasking screen features a new Lens translation suggestion/chip for apps and websites
According to Android Police, who first spotted this new Google Lens Translate button/chip, when viewing a page or app with a non-native language to your current region/device settings, you’ll then sporadically get a small pop-up below each app preview that allows you to directly decipher any text. We’re not sure how widely this is available, as even running the latest Android 12 Developer Preview 2.1, we’re unable to get this “Translate” pop-up to appear.
