WhatsApp Translation Feature: WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has revealed that users will be able to translate their messages quickly. The 180 countries that WhatsApp supports will be able to access the new functionality, which is currently being rolled out to the iOS and Android apps.
English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic are the six languages that Android users will be able to translate between. In the meantime, iOS users can access more than 19 languages, including all of those supported by Apple’s Translate app.
Languages included in this:
Russian
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Hindi
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Mandarin Chinese
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Arabic
Dutch
English
French
German
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How to Translate the message on WhatsApp?
Click ‘Translate’ after long-pressing a message and tapping the three dots in the upper-right corner to translate it. Your message will be translated instantaneously if you select your preferred language from the selection that appears.
How does it work for Android and iOS Users?
WhatsApp will provide Android users the ability to enable automatic translation for a whole chat thread, in which case all incoming messages in the conversation will also be translated. It is unclear when the feature will be added to the Windows and Web versions of the software, but it is already being rolled out to Android and iOS-powered devices.
Where does this translation feature work on WhatsApp?
This feature is going to be available for 1:1 chats, group chats, and also for channel updates. According to the WhatsApp terms and conditions, they won’t access the user’s chat. It is also said that users are going to be asked to download the language pack for each language that they want to translate to and from.