Whatsapp instant Translation

By Ramy, 5 November, 2023

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello all:
My friends that are using Android can make instant Translation while using there Whatsapp on Android, they can instantly translate received messages, and THere android phone can translate what they are writing.
so, how can we do this on ios?
is there an accessible way to do ?
I know that Apple Translate is included in Messaging app, but what about Whatsapp and other apps?

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By Ramy on Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 04:51

I installed Gboard, and i can use it to type,
but where is the translation feature?
anyone knows?

By Brian on Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 04:51

I could not resist that title...
Anyways there should be a key along the bottom-left, like you have your Dictate (microphone) key, and emoji key, so there should be a new "G" key. This opens a menu with a translate option, amongst others.

HTH.

By Ramy on Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 04:51

AM trying to find it,
Gboard seems to be accessible, but where is the translation issue?

By Brian on Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 04:51

Disclaimer: No rabbits were harmed in the making of this post. 🐰

I apparently gave poor instructions above. In my defense, I was relaying what what was posted on the link in my original reply.

Follow these steps.

1. Open iOS settings and scroll way the hell down to the bottom or near the bottom where your downloaded app settings are located; find Gboard, double click on it.
2. Enable access to "Gboard" and "Full Access". If this is too much, stop now and uninstall the app.
3. Go to any text field; Safari, Messages, Mail, What's App, whatever's clever.
4. Once your keyboard is up, feel along the bottom-left until you hear something like, "Next keyboard, emoji"; double tap this.
5. Repeat step 4, only this time you will hear, "Next keyboard, GBoard". Double tap this.
6. Now, starting at the very bottom-left corner of the keyboard, you should hear, "Numbers", above that "Shift, selected", then the letter "a", then the letter "q". If you go up once more, you will hear, "Activate Google Search. 2 flicks to the right is "Translate".

Please note this is assuming you are using the QWERTY style layout with English language. So, your mileage may vary.

HTH.