Translate text with the camera in the Translate app on iPhone
On iPhone, you can use the camera view in the Translate app to translate text around you and text in photos from your photo library, right from Translate.
Note: Translation is available for supported languages. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.
Translate text using the camera view
Open the Translate app on iPhone, then tap Camera.
At the top of the screen, select the languages you want to translate between.
Position iPhone so that the text you want to translate appears in the camera view.
Tap
to pause the view and see the translations.
You can zoom in to get a closer look at the overlaid translations.
Tap an overlaid translation to show the translation card, then choose any of the following:
Copy Translation: You can paste the translation somewhere else, such as a different app.
Add to Favorites: Add the translation to a list of favorites.
Listen to Original Text: Tap more, then tap
to listen to the original text.
Listen to Translated Text: Tap
to listen to the translated text.
Translate text in photos from your photo library
Open the Translate app on iPhone, then tap Camera.
At the top of the screen, select the languages you want to translate between.
Tap
, then select a photo that contains text from your photo library.
Share and save translated text
After translating text with the camera view in the Translate app, tap , then do any of the following:
Share the translation: Choose a share option.
Save the translation as an image: Tap Save Image.