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Overview
- Meta introduced the feature for personal chats, groups and channel updates inside WhatsApp.
- Android launches with six languages — English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian and Arabic — while iPhone supports 19 at start.
- Android users can enable automatic translation for an entire conversation so future messages in that chat translate by default.
- The tool handles text messages only and does not translate audio.
- The release is global but gradual, and users can long-press a message to translate after downloading the required language pack.