Tech Desk 
Apr 20, 2025
WhatsApp is piloting a new feature that will enable users to chat in various languages. The new in-app message translation feature has been introduced to a few Android beta users.
The feature is available in WhatsApp beta version 2.25.12.25, according to WABetaInfo. It enables users to translate chat messages and channel updates within the app.
WhatsApp chat translation feature
WhatsApp's new chat translation feature supports major languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, and Russian.
The translation feature can be enabled using the chat info screen. The user can select the language for messages to be translated into. The feature supports both group and personal chats.
Additionally, there is also an option from WhatsApp to manually translate individual messages by tapping on a message and choosing "Translate."
To employ the translation feature when offline, users have to download a language pack for their preferred language. Also, there is an auto-detect pack that senses the language of the message and translates it without doing anything additional.
Moreover, the software is meant to assist users to comprehend messages composed in foreign languages they may not understand. It works towards eliminating language barriers among people chatting on WhatsApp, hence enhancing global communication.
In contrast to cloud-based services, WhatsApp does translations on the user's device with smaller language files. This approach ensures privacy protection since translated messages are not sent to Meta servers.
Nonetheless, users will be able to provide feedback on translations to assist in improving the feature.
WhatsApp chat translation feature availability
The update is currently available to a limited number of users but is expected to roll out to more Android beta testers in the coming weeks.
