Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have a lot of AI tricks up their sleeves, and among them is a Live Translate feature. With Google's first mobile chip, Tensor, Pixel 6 can translate text as you type. Translation is handled by the Private Compute Core rather than in the cloud, so the device can convert what you're writing into other languages (including English, French, German, Italian and Japanese) almost instantaneously.
The phones can also translate messages someone sends to you. The Pixel 6 can detect when text in a chat app, such as WhatsApp and Snapchat, is in a different language to your own one and it offers a translation.
The feature should come in handy for chatting with friends from other corners of the world who have a different mother tongue and might not understand all of the nuances of your language. Live Translate could also prove useful when you're traveling somewhere with limited data and WiFi connectivity.
Google is placing a big focus on Tensor-powered AI features in Pixel 6 devices. Along with Live Translate, the phones have other language detection features, improved speech recognition and they should be better at transcribing calls. There's a Wait Time feature that shows the expected length of time you'll be on hold for thousands of prominent companies in the US, and Pixel 6 can also convert automated menus into an onscreen interface.