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Google Translate Now Available as Default Translation App on iPhone and iPad

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iPhone and iPad users can now set Google Translate as their default translation app on iOS, replacing Apple's built-in Translate app as the go-to option.

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To change your default app, you'll need to install the latest version of the Google Translate app, which was released today. From there, you can open up the Settings app, select the Apps section, tap on Default Apps, tap Translation, and choose Google Translate instead of Apple Translate.

The default translation app can be changed as long as you're running iOS 18.4 or iPadOS 18.4 or later.

iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 added the ability for users to set a different translation app as their default. Users worldwide can select Google Translate or another translation app as an alternative, and there are also options for changing the default Email, Messaging, Calling, Browser, and Password apps. In the EU, users can also select a different default navigation app, such as Google Maps.

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Top Rated Comments

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9640418
13 months ago
This is an improvement. google translate much better than apple translate
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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russell_314
13 months ago

Thanks but no thanks will never use google products, they can't be trusted with my information, for anyone that use google on their apple products, don't complain you made that choice.
You realize Google is the default web search engine for Apple products? That means when you type something in the web address it’s going through Google.

I’m not a fan of Google either, but unfortunately, they make some really good products. I don’t like their browser, but that’s just my personal choice but Gmail and Google maps are pretty good.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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turbineseaplane
13 months ago

Is it even safe to install Google apps on my iPhone…?
Why wouldn't it be?

Their Apps are coming from the Apple iOS App Store, which I keep getting told is a bastion of security and privacy in the scary wide world out there..
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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L92
13 months ago
Apple has really dropped the ball on language support, and it’s truly baffling. It’s not just the translation apps — it’s everything. For example, swipe-to-type and predictive text aren’t available in my language. But autocorrect and speech-to-text are. Like… what? You clearly have the language data — you’re just not implementing it properly. Translation and Siri are unavailable too. Also if you want to change the spoken directions language in Maps, you have to change the whole a.. system language of your phone. Horrid software. But we have icon tinting, yay!
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Paddle1
13 months ago
This is a good addition. Apple's Translate app is missing so many languages.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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jchap
13 months ago

iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 ('https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-18-4-features-2/') added the ability for users to set a different translation app as their default, and Google seems to be the first company to add support for the function.
DeepL can also be set as the default translation app, so it's not just Google Translate. I'm sure more will follow.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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