If you are traveling abroad this summer, the Google Translate app will help you quickly translate road signs and conversations. The latest Google Translate update allows you to select the app as the default translation app for Apple iPhones and iPads running Apple iPhones and iPads 18.4 or later. Previously, it was limited to built-in Apple options.
Google leverages AI to boost its Google Translate product, adding 110 languages last year to increase total support 249 Languages. Compare it with Apple Translate that supports it 19 languages. Neither Google nor Apple responded to requests for comment.
Both apps offer audio and text translations, including camera features that allow you to instantly translate by pointing the camera towards the text. Both can also use translation features without an internet connection. This is especially useful when traveling to more remote locations.
After using both, Google Translate picked up the speech a little faster so I didn’t have to repeat myself all the time, and I found that audio pronunciation was a little easier to understand than Apple Translated. I switched to Google Translate as the default for my iPhone, and this is also the way you can do it.
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How to set Google Translate as default on your iPhone or iPad
Setting up Google Translation is easy as the default app on your iPhone or iPad as long as you’re running iOS or iPads 18.4 or later.
- Download the Google Translate app or update to the latest version.
- Go to settings on your iPhone or iPad.
- Scroll down and then select the app.
- Click on the default app at the top of the screen.
- Next, select the translation.
- Select Google Translate.
