I know not many of us are traveling right now but did you know your iPhone has a built in translator? No need to go to Google Translate anymore. You can use voice dictation too and change the display so that you can easily show others when having a conversation. Useful for school work, living abroad, discussions with colleagues over zoom…
- Open the Translate App
Select Language
- Click on the Language at the top to change
- It will translate FROM the language on the left, TO the language on the right
Translate
- To type – Click where it says Enter text
- Press GO when you have typed
- The translation will be displayed
- To dictate – Press the Microphone
- Speak into the phone
- The translation will appear automatically
- Press Play
to listen to the translation spoken - Press the Star
to save as a Favorite
Display
- To change the display of your translation so that it is large enough to show someone from a distance (especially useful if you live abroad during this time)
- Swipe down from the top right hand corner to find the Rotate Screen button (Portrait Orientation Lock)
- Make sure it is turned OFF
- Swipe up to go back to the Translate App
- Rotate your screen sideways (horizontal)
- The display will change and a Maximize Screen button
will appear
