Translate a bilingual conversation

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Translate app .
2. At the bottom, select the languages for your conversation.
3. At the bottom, tap Live translate .
   • The microphone automatically detects when one language stops and the other language starts.
4. To hear a translation, tap any part of the text.
5. To pause or resume translation, tap Speak .
6. To exit translation, at the top, tap Back .

Auto language detection

By default, the language of the speech is automatically detected between the 2 languages selected. To turn off "auto detection" and "enable manual detection:"

1. Tap Settings .
2. Turn Automatic language detection on.
3. Before you speak, tap the microphone below either language.

Face to face mode

In the face to face mode, each speaker can view the transcription and translation of each of their own languages on each half of the screen.

1. To view translations in the face to face mode, tap Face to face .
2. To pause or resume translation, tap Speak .
3. To exit face to face mode, tap Close .

Auto playback

When "Auto playback" is turned on, the app automatically reads translations when a speaker pauses.

• To turn "Auto playback" on or off, tap Auto playback .

Tip: To adjust text size, tap Settings . Then, use the slider.

Related resources

• Download & use Google Translate
• Translate by speech