Overview

• iPhone supports more than 19 languages at launch, while Android starts with six, and Android adds an option to auto-translate entire chats.
• Users activate translations by long-pressing a message and selecting Translate, with support across individual chats, group conversations and channel updates.
• The mobile rollout is phased for iOS and Android, and WhatsApp has not announced availability for desktop or web clients.
• Locations, documents, stickers, contacts and GIFs are not translatable at launch, and local language packs must be downloaded to use the feature.
• Meta frames the tool as lowering language barriers for over 3 billion users in 180+ countries, arriving alongside updates like scheduled group video calls, advanced chat privacy, a revamped Windows app and new AI personalization options.