Translate speech & text on your Pixel phone

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap System Live Translate.
3. Turn on Use Live Translate. By default, Live Translate will be on.
4. Optional: To set a new default target language:
   1. Tap Translate to.
   2. Select a language.
   3. Tap Select Language.
5. Optional: Add more source languages:
   1. Tap Add a language.
   2. Select a language.
   3. Tap Select Language.

Languages supported with Live Translate

• Chat: AR, DA, DE, EN, ES, FA, FR, HI, IT, JP, KO, NL, PL, PT, RU, SV, TH, TR, VI, zh_CN, and zh-TW
• Media: DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, and JP

When you turn on Live Translate, you can translate text messages on some chat apps. All translations take place on-device.

To switch between the original and your chosen language, tap the language bubble.

To update language preferences:

1. Open a text conversation that’s in another language.
2. Tap the translate chip.
3. In the Drop-down , update the translation languages.

To translate a single message:

1. Open a text message that’s in another language.
2. Touch and hold to select text.
3. Tap Copy .
4. Tap Translate copied text.

Tip: To translate the full page, tap the Drop-down menu Translate full page.

1. On your Pixel search bar, tap Lens .
2. Take a photo of the words you want to translate.

Use Google Translate with Dual Screen support

You can use Google Translate for a more natural way to translate, which makes face-to-face conversations in different languages even easier. With Dual Screen support, translations appear on the inside and outside screens.

Important: To make sure that the translation is correct when you use Dual Screen, make sure you don't cover the microphone.

To use Dual Screen in Google Translate:

1. Open your Google Translate app .
2. Unfold your phone.
3. Click Conversation.
4. Tap Face to face .
5. Tap Dual Screen .
6. Start speaking and the translation will appear on the outer screen.

Use Dual Screen Live Transcribe

This feature allows you to communicate with others by holding up your Pixel Fold or Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Conversation partners can read the caption on the outer screen while the other user can communicate with Talkback or Text-to-speech (TTS). Learn more about text-to-speech settings.

To turn on Dual Screen Live Transcribe:

1. Open your phone's Settings app .
2. Tap Accessibility Live Transcribe.
3. Tap Open Live Transcribe.
4. Unfold your phone.
5. At the bottom of the screen, tap Dual screen Mic .