Overview

• WhatsApp is rolling out the feature gradually this week, with availability varying by user and no timing shared for web or desktop support.
• Users can long-press a message and tap Translate, with the tool working in one-on-one chats, group conversations, and Channel updates.
• Android supports six languages at launch—English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic—while iPhone offers more than 19 via Apple’s Translate.
• An Android-only option can auto-translate all future messages in a selected chat thread, whereas iPhone requires translating messages individually at launch.
• Translations are processed locally on each device; Android uses downloadable language packs and iPhone relies on Apple’s translation system, with more languages promised.