The iPhone and iPad Translate app includes a range of helpful language translation tools. One particularly handy feature is the ability to translate written text using the camera on your device.
Whether it's a menu, label, packaging, a street sign, or any other kind of text, you can instantly translate it by capturing it with your camera using this method.
How to Translate Text Using Camera on iPhone & iPad
Using your device’s camera for translating languages is very simple:
- Launch the Translate app on your iPhone or iPad
- Tap the Camera option
- Choose the target language for translation
- Point the camera at the text you want translated and press the photo button to capture it and start translating
- Shortly after, the translated text will appear overlaid on the original text in the Translate app. You can read it, copy it, or use it however you like
This process is quick and straightforward, though an active internet connection is required unless you've enabled on-device translation.
You can also perform translations directly from the Camera app by taking a photo, tapping the text within the image, selecting the text, and then choosing 'Translate'.
This functionality is only available on devices running iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 and later versions. While the Translate app offers many features on earlier system versions, the photo-based translation capability is new.
The Translate app is not only powerful but also engaging and useful—especially when traveling or learning a new language. It supports translation of typed text, and even allows for real-time voice translation using the device's microphone.
Which iPhone and iPad devices are compatible with Translate with Camera?
Apple has specified that the following iPhone and iPad models support the Translate with Camera feature (which is related to Live Text and Visual Lookup):
- iPadmini (5th generation and newer)
- iPad (8th generation and newer)
- iPadAir (3rd generation and newer)
- iPadPro 11-inch (all generations)
- iPadPro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and newer)
Devices not listed here, or newer models not included, won’t be able to access the Translate with Camera function or other Live Text capabilities.
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