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What does Google say SL2T can do?

Google describes SL2T as enabling American Sign Language input to English in Gboard and Live Transcribe on Pixel 11. The announcement also says additional languages and devices are planned. The initial scope is specific, so readers should not interpret it as support for every sign language or phone.

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