In the latest update to Telegram, the messaging app’s message translation feature has mysteriously disappeared. Previously, Telegram relied on the Google Translate API to power this functionality, enabling seamless language conversion for its users.
To achieve this, the platform employed a clever workaround: it masked its User-Agent, posing as a browser utilizing Google’s website translation feature.
This method allowed Telegram to translate a high volume of messages without incurring the costs of a corporate API subscription.
However, it also meant user messages were being transmitted to Google, albeit under the guise of confidentiality.
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Now, it appears Google has taken a stand against this practice, leading to the sudden loss of Telegram’s translation capability.
This development raises questions about the future of the feature and the ongoing tension between tech giants over data and service usage.
