Change Chrome languages & translate web pages

You can change the language that Chrome uses and get Chrome to translate web pages for you.

Translate web pages in Chrome

When you come across a page written in a language that 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 web page written in another language.
  3. At the bottom, select the language that you want to translate to.
    • To change the default language, tap Settings and thenMore languages and select the language.
  4. Chrome will translate the web page this once.
    • 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 web page. 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 that you don't understand.

Turn off translation

You can control whether Chrome will offer to translate web pages.

  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 Content Settings and then Google Translate.
  4. Turn off Google Translate.
  5. Tap Done.

Undo 'always translate' or 'never translate' for a language

If you choose to 'Never translate' a language, it will appear here.
  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 Content Settings and then Google Translate.
  4. Tap Reset Translate Settings.
  5. Tap Done.

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