Translating input to same language: English->English

Cyb3rKo

If I provide input to Kagi Translate and it auto-detects the language, the translation is exactly the same as the input.

For example auto-detected English is "translated" to English providing no benefit.

Because the "translation" from English to English is pretty useless, I would expect it to automatically choose a different language than the input language, for example my account language or local language.

Giorgio

Hey, by default we pick your browser's language as target. After your first translation - we remember the target language for future ones, and there are also settings around this.

In this case, we can assume the previous translation was English or that you set english as your default target. What exactly do you expect here to happen? We want something that is intuitive and not disruptive.

salvadore1

Giorgio

Expected Behavior

When the detected input language matches the selected output language,
the translator should automatically switch to my second default language.

Example:

Output language is set to "English"
I paste English text into the input field
Expected: Output automatically switches to "German" (my second language)

Or vice versa:

Output language is set to "German"
I paste German text
Expected: Output automatically switches to "English"

Why This Matters

This is standard behavior in DeepL and Google Translate, and it significantly
improves workflow efficiency for bilingual users. Currently, this is the only
aspect where Kagi Translate falls short compared to these alternatives.

Suggested Implementation

The system should:

Detect the input language
Compare it with the current output language setting
If they match, automatically switch output to the user's alternate default language

The Setting "Auto Language Switch" is on.

Yet it still does not switch it automatically.

Example:

nichu42

It would be great if I could set default combos, e.g.,
DE > EN
EN > DE
NL > EN
ES > DE

Cyb3rKo

salvadore1
I absolutely agree. There's not a single use-case where that behaviour brings any benefit, correct me if I'm wrong.

Giorgio

We improved the UX here by looking at your history or UI language. Let us know how this works now 🙂

salvadore1

Giorgio

Thanks a lot for your reply!
I thought I'd wait a bit before sending my response and feedback.

Unfortunately, it's still not working the way it should. Sometimes it works (though I'm not sure if that's just by chance) and sometimes it doesn't. But mostly it does not work at all and does the same behaviour as before.
So it's basically a 50/50 shot. That's been my experience. I'm curious to hear what other users report.

Examples:

Pasting German Text with auto detect on.

Is there maybe a better solution than just looking at the history or UI language?