You don’t need any other apps or websites to translate text on your phone. Image: Adrian Grycuk/Wikimedia Commons/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can instantly translate text anywhere on your iPhone and Mac. You don’t need to futz around retyping or ...

I tested OpenAI’s standalone language translation tool against one of the longest-running translation tools to see which one is superior

Language translation is a hot field for artificial intelligence in general. At CES 2026 last week, for instance, CNET's Macy Meyer tried out a phone -sized device and companion headphones that let her carry on a live conversation with a Polish speaker even though she doesn't speak Polish herself.

It wasn’t long ago that if you wanted to translate something in a photograph, you would need to copy down the text and either head to Google Translate or talk to a person who speaks that language. But Apple has simplified this process with the ...

Live Text in iOS and iPadOS 15 is a terrific new feature that makes the text in your photos interactive. You can use it to copy and paste quotes, call phone numbers, find addresses and more. Here’s how to use Live Text on your iPhone or iPad to translate ...

How to translate text in a photo or video on your iPhone Your email has been sent You’ve used your iPhone to take a photo or video of a sign, document or other item with text written in a foreign language. And now you’d like to translate that text into ...

ChatGPT Translate looks like a familiar translator, but its best trick is what happens after the translation. One-tap rewrites kick you into ChatGPT to polish tone, while big Google-style features are still missing.