You can translate text in apps such as Photos, Safari, Messages, Mail, supported third-party apps, and more. You can also use the iPhone camera to translate text around you.
Translate Inside the Translate App
- Open app: Launch the built-in Translate app on your iPhone.
- Select Camera: Tap the Camera tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Set languages: Choose your target language at the top menu.
- Point and view: Aim the camera at the foreign text to see a live overlay translation.
- Pause/Capture: Tap the Shutter/Capture button to freeze the frame for easier reading.
- Copy or Listen: Tap any translated word or phrase to copy it, add it to favorites, or hear it read aloud.
Translate Using the Native Camera App (Live Text)
- Open Camera: Launch the standard Camera app or view an image in your Photos.
- Detect text: Point the lens at the text until a small Text Selection icon (three lines) appears in the bottom-right corner.
- Select text: Tap the Text Selection icon to highlight the recognized words.
- Translate: Tap Translate from the pop-up menu options to see the text converted instantly.
