You can translate text messages, videos, webpages, road signs, or menus on your Pixel 8a, 8, or 8 Pro.
Google Lens
To translate languages that appear in your photo or screenshots:
- Open the Google Photos app
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- Select a photo.
- Tap Lens
Translate.
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Translate.Learn more about how to translate speech to text with Live Caption.
Tip: Live translate is available for Pixel 8a, 8, 8 Pro, 7a, 7, 7 Pro, 6a, 6, and 6 Pro.
Camera
To translate text with your camera:
- On your Pixel search bar, tap Lens
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- Search with your camera.
- Tap Translate.
- You can translate when you hover over the text with your camera, or take a photo of words to translate.
Learn more about how to translate speech and text on your Pixel phone.
Messaging
To translate your text messages, open a text message that’s in another language. You’ll get a prompt to download the new language. Then, you can read the translated text messages.
Learn more about how to translate speech and text on your Pixel phone.
Interpreter mode
You can ask Google Assistant to translate a conversation with someone who doesn’t speak your language.
- Say, "Hey Google."
- Then, say a command, like “Turn on interpreter mode.”
- Choose the languages you want to use.
- When you hear the tone, start to speak in either language and Google Assistant will translate.
The languages you can use with interpreter mode depend on your device. After you’ve started interpreter mode, you can ask Google Assistant to translate more languages. Learn which languages Google Assistant can translate to.
To stop the interpreter mode, say a command like, “Stop” or “Quit.”