You can use your phone’s camera to translate text in the Translate app 
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Translate text in images
You can translate text you find through your camera and from images on your phone in the Translate app .
Important: The translation accuracy depends on the clarity of the text. Translation of small, unclear, or stylized text may not be correct.
To translate text with your camera:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Translate app
. - Choose the languages that you want to translate to and from.
- From:At the bottom, choose a language or tap Detect language.
- To:At the bottom, select the language that you want the translation in.
- From:At the bottom, choose a language or tap Detect language
- Under the text box, tap Camera.
- To translate text from an image that you've already captured:Tap Gallery .
- To translate text through your camera:
- Point your camera at the text that you want to translate.
- Watch the translation instantly happen.
- To pause the image, tap the Shutter button.
- To translate text from an image that you've already captured:Tap Gallery
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.Translate part of text
You can select sections of an image to translate.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Translate app .
- Select the languages thatyou want to translate to and from.
- From:At the bottom, selecta language or tap Detect language .
- To: At the bottom, select the language that you want the translation in.
- From:At the bottom, selecta language or tap Detect language
- Tap Camera the Shutter button .
- To expand the settings panel, at the top of the page, tap Translate options.
- Turn on Show original text .
- To select a word, tap it.
- To change your selection and display the translated text in the card below, dragthe selection anchors.
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.Tip: If the text is too long to view in the card, drag the card up.
Work with translated text
Once the text in the image is translated, you can perform various actions, like copy the text, have it read aloud, or get more information.
- Select the part of the text that you want to take action on.
- At the bottom, choose an option from the carousel:
- Copy text:Select the text that you’d like to copyCopy text .
- Listen: To have Translate read your translated text, tap Listen.
- Send to Translate Home: To get more information, tap Send to Translate Home .
- Search: To search translated text on Google, tapSearch .
- Copy text:Select the text that you’d like to copy
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.Use offline camera translations
To use camera translations offline, download the languages that you want to translate to and from.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Translate app .
- Tap the Camera .
- Tap the language picker.
- Download the languages thatyoulike to translate to and from.
Get the best results
To get the best translation results for your images:
- Check that the “Translate from” and “Translate to” languages are correct.
- Use a strong network connection.
- In low light,tap Camera Flash.
- Use clear and commonly used fonts.
.Send feedback
To send feedback, at the top, tap More 
Send Feedback.
Related resources
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Translate with handwriting or virtual keyboard
