How to use Google Translate as the iPhone's default translation app

Users of iOS 18.4 or iPadOS 18.4 worldwide can now switch their default translation app from Apple's stock one to Google's. Here's how to do it.Google Translate can now be set as the default translation app on the iPhone and iPadApple introduced the ability to change default email and browsers with iOS 14 back in 2020. It subsequently added more options until in iOS 18.2, it included Messages and others.But from iOS 18.4 in March 2025 Apple added the option to change the default translation app. Now according to the app's release notes in the App Store, Google Translate users can take advantage of this. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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How to use Google Translate as the iPhone's default translation app
Users of iOS 18.4 or iPadOS 18.4 worldwide can now switch their default translation app from Apple's stock one to Google's. Here's how to do it.

Smartphone screen displaying 'Default Translation App' settings with options including Google Translate, against a green grid background.
Google Translate can now be set as the default translation app on the iPhone and iPad

Apple introduced the ability to change default email and browsers with iOS 14 back in 2020. It subsequently added more options until in iOS 18.2, it included Messages and others.

But from iOS 18.4 in March 2025 Apple added the option to change the default translation app. Now according to the app's release notes in the App Store, Google Translate users can take advantage of this.


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums