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Translate pages and images

Yandex with Alice automatically detects the page language and suggests to translate it into Russian or another language of your choice. The translator tool can recognize text in images and show the translation on top of the original text.

Translating pages

To translate a page from another language into English, tap the  icon on the page or select  → Translate page.

You can monitor the progress in the translation bar at the top of the screen. If you want to stop the translation, tap at the top right.

To return to the page in the original language:

Tap on the right of the translation bar.

Tap  → Show original.

The page is translated into English automatically. To return to the page in the original language, tap  → Show original.

Translating words and phrases

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

Yandex with Alice can translate words and sentences into Russian. To see the translation of a word or phrase, select it on the page. The translation bar appears at the top of the screen.

To see all translations of a word or phrase:

  1. Select them in the text.
  2. On the panel that opens, tap  → Yandex Translate.

Note

To view translation options, install the Yandex Translate app.

Translate images

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

  1. Tap and hold the image.
  2. In the context menu, select Translate image.

The translation appears on top of the original image.

To see the original image:

  1. Tap and hold the image.
  2. In the context menu, select Show original.
  • If Automatic image translation is enabled in the settings, you can simply translate the page.
  • If Automatic image translation is disabled, tap  on the translation bar at the top of the screen.

To see the original image text, tap . To see the page and the images in their original language, tap  on the translation bar.

Note

You can also translate images that are not part of a page. For example, you want to wish a Merry Christmas to your British friend. You can do a search and find lots of greeting cards. But if your English isn't good enough, you can't be sure that the greeting and the recipient's name are correct. To be on the safe side, use Yandex Images.

Change the translation language

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

Follow these steps to translate a page into the language of your choice:

  1. Translate the page into English the easiest way for you.
  2. In the translation bar at the top of the page, select a language from the list.

Note

If automatic image translation is enabled in the settings, images are also translated into the new target language. If automatic image translation is disabled, after you change the translation language, tap  on the translation bar at the top of the screen.

Translation settings

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

Translate pages automatically

If you want the app to translate pages automatically when you open them:

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Go to Yandex Translate.

  3. Enable the Automatic page translation option.

Disable automatic page translation

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Go to Yandex Translate.

  3. Disable Automatic page translation.

Enable automatic image translation

If you want the browser to translate images automatically when it translates a page:

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Go to Yandex Translate.

  3. Enable Automatic image translation.

Disable automatic image translation

If you don't want the browser to translate images automatically when translating a page:

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Go to Yandex Translate.

  3. Disable Automatic image translation.

Disable translation

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Yandex Translate, disable Offer to translate pages.

Note

The Translate tool is only available on Android devices.

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Yandex Translate, disable Translate words and phrases.

Problems with translation

Translation doesn't work

Note

Translation of words and phrases is only available for Android devices.

Translation is enabled in the browser by default. Make sure that you have not turned off the translator manually:

  1. On the home screen, tap  (profile picture) → App settings.

  2. Under Yandex Translate, make sure the following options are enabled:

    • Offer to translate pages.
    • Automatic page translation (you don't need to request translation: pages are automatically translated into the interface language).
    • Automatic image translation (text in images is also translated along with the entire page).
    • Translate words and phrases.
An image isn't translated

Note

Image translation is only available for Android devices.

Image text can't be translated if:

  • The image isn't clear enough.
  • The text is handwritten or cursive.
  • The image is too small.
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