iOS: How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone

[MacRumors]

In iOS 14 and later, Apple includes a Translate app that can translate several different languages in real-time, and Safari has integrated translation capabilities, too.

Thanks to its webpage Translation feature, Safari will automatically detect if it can translate a foreign webpage you visit based on your Preferred Languages list. Keep reading to learn how it all works.

At the time of writing, supported languages include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

How Translate a Webpage in Safari

1. Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad, then visit a webpage that's in a language you'd like to translate and watch for the address bar to indicate that a translation is available.
   
   
   
   Tap the aA button in the far-left of the address bar, then select Translate to [Language] in the dropdown menu. If you don't see the option, the webpage either isn't compatible with Safari's translation feature or the language isn't supported.
   
   
   
   Tap Enable Translation in the prompt if required.
   
   
   
   To view the original non-translated webpage, select View Original in the address bar options panel. You also have the option to Report Translation Issue if you see one.
   
   

How to Add More Language Options to Safari Webpage Translation

You can translate web content into additional languages if you add them to your preferred languages list. The following steps show you how it's done.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and iPad.
2. Tap General -> Language & Region.
3. Tap Other Languages....
   
   
   
   Select a language from the list.
4. Tap Keep [Your preferred language] to keep the current language that the system is using and confirm this selection as an additional Webpage Translation language option.

After following the above steps, the next time you visit a compatible webpage in another language you'll see your selected languages available as additional translation options.




Article Link: iOS: How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone

 

[Voidity]

This option never shows up for me on any betas so far including B4. Anyone else missing?

 

[Voidity]

 

[MacHiavelli]

USA and Canada only.

“6. Available in the U.S. and Canada. Support for English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.”

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[Arislan]

This option never shows up for me on any betas so far including B4. Anyone else missing?

It's limited on what languages it can do. Adding languages doesn't seem to matter beyond their limited support list.

 

[macdos]

To jest zły, 你试一下翻译这个句子吧, ihr werdet es wahrscheinlich nicht übersetzen können, por que las palabras son completamente mezcladas en múltiples lenguajes, och därtill finns inget stöd för japanska, italienska eller grekiska, почему я никогда не буду использоват это.

 

[marf1million]

Pure nonsense that it’s a region locked feature. I even changed the iPad language to US English (yuck) and it still wouldn’t work.

 

[Apple_Robert]

This option never shows up for me on any betas so far including B4. Anyone else missing?

It works. You have to be on a webpage that supports translation, before you will see the option.

 

[mavis]

USA and Canada only.

“6. Available in the U.S. and Canada. Support for English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.”

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Oh, wow. This makes it an absolutely useless "feature" for most of the world. Good job, Apple! 🙄

 

[itsmilo]

Why the heck is this region locked if iOS can already translate and even got its own app now ... stupid

 

[Newjackboy]

Not working for me. Latest public beta. Based in UK

 

[Bandaman]

Region locking is getting pretty stupid.

 

[jjrtiger]

Great feature, glad to see it come to Safari. But the "aA" icon needs to be changed to something more illustrative.

 

[ErikGrim]

USA and Canada only.

“6. Available in the U.S. and Canada. Support for English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.”

iOS 18

iOS 18 makes iPhone even more personal, with deeper customization, new ways to connect, easier-to-find photos, and support for Apple Intelligence.

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What? WHAT? WHY?

 

[itsmilo]

Great feature, glad to see it come to Safari. But the "aA" icon needs to be changed to something more illustrative.

yeah that icon never made sense to me. The icon to me indicates that you can change the font size of the page you are currently viewing and not all kind of other tweaks like disabling Content Blockers temporarily

 

[creepyTowel]

What? WHAT? WHY?

Perhaps it's because US English is a different language (!) to British English, Australian English and so on. I'm sure it'll happen in time.

 

[Radvan]

I personally using Microsoft translator for that. Much better

 

[JosepPont]

In iOS 14, Apple introduced a Translate app that can translate several different languages in real-time, and Safari picked up new translation capabilities, too.

Thanks to the new webpage Translation feature, Safari will automatically detect if it can translate a foreign webpage you visit based on your Preferred Languages list. Keep reading to learn how it all works.

At the time of writing, supported languages include English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

How Translate a Webpage in iOS 14 Safari

1. Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad, then visit a webpage that's in a language you'd like to translate.
   
   
   
   Tap the aA button in the far-left of the address bar, then select Translate to [Language] in the dropdown menu. If you don't see the option, the webpage either isn't compatible with Safari's translation feature or the language isn't supported.
   
   
   
   Tap Enable Translation in the prompt if required.
   
   
   
   To view the original non-translated webpage, select View Original in the address bar options panel. You also have the option to Report Translation Issue if you see one.
   
   

How to Add More Language Options to Safari Webpage Translation

You can translate web content into additional languages if you add them to your preferred languages list. The following steps show you how it's done.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and iPad.
2. Tap General -> Language & Region.
3. Tap Other Languages....
   
   
   
   Select a language from the list.
4. Tap Keep [Your preferred language] to keep the current language that the system is using and confirm this selection as an additional Webpage Translation language option.

After following the above steps, the next time you visit a compatible webpage in another language you'll see your selected languages available as additional translation options.




Article Link: iOS 14: How to Use Safari's Webpage Translation Feature

Why the moncloa's home page?? I think any Spanish people go to that site xD

 

[rictus007]

It works for me and be to honest is quite simple and translation are good. It help me to read some news papers from France (about sports), is frustrating not been able to speak/read 4-5 different languages (So far only Two).

 

[whatta]

Why is it only in US and Canada?