Tech Desk 
Sep 25, 2025
WhatsApp has officially announced a new feature, “Message Translations,” which assists users in communicating with more people conveniently worldwide.
According to the Meta-owned messaging platform, the new feature can break down language barriers by translating messages in real-time.
WhatsApp users can translate messages.
In a blog post, WhatsApp announced that the “Message Translations” feature works in private chats, group conversations and channel updates.
Notably, the “Message Translations” feature is currently being released to Android and iOS devices. On Android, the “Message Translations” feature supports six languages: English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic.
However, on iOS, it supports more than 19 languages at launch, while the company is expected to add other languages in a future update.
How to translate messages on WhatsApp?
- Press and hold the message you want to translate.
- Tap More… > Translate.
- Choose the language you want the message to be translated from or to. When translating to or from a new language, iOS will prompt you to download the selected language.
- Once you download a language, it will be saved under Settings > Translate > Downloaded Languages for future translations.
According to WhatsApp, Android users can also enable automatic translations for an entire chat thread, so that all of the future incoming messages will be automatically translated, without requiring manual intervention.
With the launch of the “Message Translations” feature, the company emphasises protecting the privacy of chats, and the process happens on-device, where not even WhatsApp can read the contents of the conversations.
