Change Chrome languages & translate webpages

You can change the language Chrome uses and have Chrome translate webpages for you.

Translate webpages in Chrome

When you come across a page written in a language you don't understand, you can use Chrome to translate the page.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. Go to a webpage written in another language.
  3. At the bottom, select the language you want to translate to.
    • To change the default language, tap Settings and thenMore languages and select the language.
  4. Chrome will translate the webpage this one time.
    • To always translate pages in this language, tap Settings and then Always translate [language].

Request translation in Chrome

If you don’t find Translate at the bottom of a page, you can request a translation.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. On the bottom right, tap More Moreand then Translate.

If Chrome doesn't offer to translate, try refreshing the webpage. If you still can't tap Translate, the language might not be available for translation.

Change your default translation settings

By default, Chrome offers to translate pages written in a language you don't understand.

Turn off translation

You can control whether Chrome will offer to translate webpages.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. At the bottom right, tap More More and then Settings Settings.
  3. Tap Languages.
  4. Turn off Translate Pages.

Add all the languages you know

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. At the bottom right, tap More More and then Settings Settings.
  3. Tap Languages.
  4. Tap Add Language.
  5. Tap the language you know or want to translate. Websites in multiple languages will display in the first language available according to your preferences.

If you chose to "Never translate" a language, it will appear here.

Tip: If you want to translate a language from your list, tap the language and select Offer to translate.

Undo "always translate" a language

If you chose to always translate a language, you can undo your translation preferences.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. Go to a webpage written in that language. The page will start translating automatically.
  3. At the bottom,  tap Settings and then Always translate [language]."

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