One phone
Face to face on one phone
Put the phone between you. On phones, Face to face mode splits the screen so each of you speaks and reads in your own language.
AI-powered live translation on any phone
Mingle.Fit delivers AI-powered live translation in your browser — no app download required to get started. Speak, and your words are transcribed and translated in real time for the person across from you to read or hear.
Ask in yours,
Talk to the phone the way you’d talk to anyone. Their answer comes back in your language, on screen and in your ear.
One phone between youPut it on the table. On phones, Face to face mode gives each of you your own half of the screen.Start translating
they answer in theirs.
They read you in their language and simply reply. Nothing to install on their side.
The short versionPick two languages, allow the mic, and talk. In the browser, with any earpiece or none.Read the guide ↓
Example: you say “Where’s the nearest pharmacy?” and they read “¿Dónde está la farmacia más cercana?”. They answer “A dos calles de aquí, junto al banco.”, and you read, and hear, “Two streets from here, next to the bank.”.
Start here
Start in three steps
It works on any phone, any Bluetooth earpiece, or any headphones — you are not locked into any single device ecosystem. This makes it a flexible, affordable alternative to proprietary translation hardware, and it solves several limitations found in platform-specific live translation features (such as Apple's Live Translation, which requires recent iPhone models and Apple AirPods to work together).
- Live translationReal-time in your browser
- AI-poweredSmart voice translation
- Any devicePhone, earpiece, or desktop
- Step 1
Pick languages
Choose source (spoken) and target (read or hear). Defaults are fine to try first.
- Step 2
Allow the mic
Tap Start, then Allow when your browser asks — required for live translation.
- Step 3
Start speaking
Tap the mic — live translation updates in real time as someone speaks.
Quick start (first conversation)
- 1
From the home page, choose source (the language being spoken) and target (the language you want to read or hear). Defaults are fine to try first.
- 2
Tap Start to open a session. Signed-in users get sessions saved in History; guests can translate without an account.
- 3
When the browser asks for the microphone, choose Allow. Without this, live translation cannot run.
- 4
Tap the microphone control to begin. You will see words appear and the translation update in real time as someone speaks.
- 5
Tap again to pause the mic when you need a break. Use End session when you are completely done.
Key feature · iPhone mic + Bluetooth
Using your iPhone mic with Bluetooth earphones
This is one of Mingle.Fit's most powerful features for face-to-face conversations.
- 1
On the translation session screen, tap Audio devices in the bottom bar. From there you can set the microphone input to iPhone mic (the built-in phone microphone). This means the phone sits facing the other person, capturing their voice directly — while you wear Bluetooth earphones.
- 2
When you also enable Read aloud in that same bottom bar, the translated voice will play directly into your Bluetooth earphones, so only you hear the translation.
- 1Phone faces them
- 2iPhone mic captures
- 3You hear in earbuds
The result
The person you are speaking with talks naturally toward your phone. Their words are captured by the iPhone mic, translated in real time, and spoken quietly into your ear — with no wires, no shared screen, and no expensive dedicated hardware.
This is a key advantage over Apple's Live Translation: Mingle.Fit works with any Bluetooth earphones (not just AirPods), on any iPhone or Android device, and does not require the latest OS or hardware generation.
Three ways to talk
Pick the setup that fits the room
Two phones
Share to their phone
Tap Share session and they scan the QR code. Each of you speaks your own language and reads the other, live. They need no app or account.
Earbuds
Private, in your ear
Set the mic to your phone, turn on Read aloud, and hear the translation in your earbuds while the phone faces them.
Before you start
Four things, thirty seconds.
Tick them off. Most of them you already have.
Pre-flight check0 of 4
On your device
What you’ll see
Desktop and tablet session
- 1What’s being said, in the spoken language
- 2The translation, side by side
- 3Mic: start and stop listening without closing the session
- 4Timer, Read aloud, audio devices and Stop session
On wider screens you see a two-pane layout: source language on one side, translation on the other, with a footer bar for the mic, timer, stop session, read-aloud toggle, and audio device picker.
Use Stop session to leave the live flow. Use the mic button to start and stop listening without closing the whole session.
Mobile session
- 1Back to where you were
- 2The language it’s translating into
- 3The translation, full screen, in the centre
- 4Mic, with Read aloud and Devices beside it once you start
On phones, Mingle.Fit uses a full-screen session layout: translation in the centre, controls at the bottom, and a compact top bar (back, target language, menu).
Open the menu (top right) for app links — home, pricing, history when signed in — plus session actions such as invite, change languages, and end session.
After you begin speaking once, the bottom row shows the timer, Read aloud, and Devices beside the mic — the same capabilities as desktop, arranged for touch.
Good to know
The details that save a conversation
Keep your screen on (important!)
When using Mingle.Fit in a browser on your phone, be aware that if your screen locks or turns off, the browser will automatically stop recording. This is a browser limitation, not a Mingle.Fit bug — mobile browsers suspend audio when the screen goes dark.
To avoid interruptions:
- On supported browsers (Chrome and Safari), Mingle keeps your screen awake automatically while you are listening. On others, keep your phone's screen alive during the conversation (adjust auto-lock to a longer interval), or
- Download the Mingle.Fit mobile app when it becomes available on the App Store. The native app is not subject to this browser restriction and will continue translating even when the screen dims.
If your session stops unexpectedly mid-conversation, the most likely cause is your screen locking. Unlock the phone, tap the mic again, and you are back in.
Languages and changing them
You can pick from many language pairs on the home card before you start. In session, use Change languages (or the "Translated to …" control) to open the language editor.
Changing the pair may clear the current transcript and stop recording — the app will warn you when that applies. This keeps each saved session consistent for signed-in users.
Guest vs signed in
Guests · Guests can start immediately and use live translation without creating an account. Sessions may not persist in History the same way as when you are logged in.
Signed-in users · Signed-in users can save sessions to History, manage billing, and use features such as invites when their plan allows it.
Create a free account from Sign up if you want transcripts tied to your profile.
Sharing a session to their phone
For a conversation in both directions, tap Share session on the session screen. Mingle shows a QR code and a link. The other person scans it or opens the link on their own phone, picks their language and confirms. From then on you each speak your own language and read the other in yours, live, with nothing to swap.
You need to be signed in with a free account to share. The other person needs no app and no account: they join as a guest, on the limited free allowance guests get on each device. A shared session runs for up to an hour.
On a single shared phone, a session translates one direction. Swap the languages from the session menu when the other person replies; each swap starts a new session.
Inviting someone
When you are signed in and your plan supports it, you can invite someone from the session menu. They open the link, sign in, and can then start their own translation sessions on your plan. To have someone join the conversation you are in right now, use Share session instead.
If you do not see Invite, your plan or product settings may not include guest joins yet.
Session limits and plans
Free and trial usage may include per-session time limits or usage caps. The session UI shows a countdown when a limit applies. For current limits and upgrades, see Pricing and Usage & billing in the header when logged in.
Troubleshooting
What’s going wrong?
Pick what you’re seeing and the fix appears.
The fix
No microphone prompt
Check site permissions in the browser address bar, reload the page, and try again from a user gesture (tap Start / mic).
Mic works but no translation
Confirm you are online, wait a few seconds after opening the stream, and check that the correct source language is selected.
Read aloud is silent
Your device may be muted, or the OS may be blocking autoplay — interact with the page once, then toggle Read aloud off and on.
Wrong microphone being used
Tap Devices / audio input picker in the session footer or mobile controls to choose the correct input. On iPhone, set this to "iPhone Mic" if you want the built-in mic to capture the other person's voice while your Bluetooth earphones play the translation.
Session stops mid-conversation on mobile
Your screen likely locked. Mobile browsers pause audio recording when the screen turns off. Keep your screen on during sessions, or use the Mingle.Fit app (coming soon to the App Store).
iOS Safari
Keep the tab in the foreground during recording — background tabs may suspend audio.
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