Quickly translate with Siri Shortcuts on iPhone




The new Siri Shortcuts application on iOS 12 has proven its versatility. By adding shortcuts for different functions to Siri Shortcuts, users will quickly use a certain tool right on the home screen, such as translating the language right on the iPhone screen.

Accordingly, on Siri Shortcuts, there is a Google Translate shortcut, which supports translating phrases, paragraphs via Clipboard, or manually entering. Users can choose any target language to translate from the original language. The following article will show you how to quickly translate on iPhone.

Quick translation guide on iPhone

Step 1:

First click on the link below to open the Google Translate shortcut, press Get shortcut. Then the shortcut will ask you to display the top languages ​​in the language selection section. Here we can enter the language we want to translate, then press the Done button.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/df07412555f64f6db0f0c0a2031a782b

Get the shortcut  Show translated language  Add translation language

Step 2:

Going back to the Siri Shortcuts interface in Library section will have the shortcut Google Translate. Click on the 3 dot icon to change the settings for the shortcut. In the Reminder section we can add the way to enter the translation content.

Configure shortcut keys  Add translation method

The Question section can be changed to display a notification when entering the translation content. In addition, the Text section can select additional languages ​​to translate. After setting up, press the Play button above the interface to run the shortcut.

Change the question  Add translation language

Step 3:

Go back to the application interface and then click the Google Translate shortcut. You will ask to enter the content in any way, via the content copied to Clipboard or directly enter Enter text ...

For example, using copy content to clipboard, the shortcut will automatically enter the content. The user will then be able to select the target language to translate.

Select translate from Clipboard  Select the target language

Step 4:

The shortcut will automatically identify the original language the user entered. As a result you will get the translation of the text as shown below. The shortcut provides additional options for sharing (Share ...) translation results and then selecting the shared application, or backing up to the Clipboard to send or continue the content.

Translation results  Share translation results

Step 5:

In case you want to import directly to translate, click on Enter text. Display text input box and click OK. As a result we will also get the translated content. Shortcuts can translate long paragraphs, or 1 simple sentence.

Direct import  Direct translation results

Step 6:

Also in the language selection section when clicking on Other ... users can also select additional languages ​​to translate if desired.

Add translation language  Choose a new language

The Google Translate shortcut uses the popular Google Translate translation tool so users can trust the translation results. So when you put the Google Translate shortcut on the widget screen, you will quickly translate content from the iPhone main screen.

Video tutorial for quick translation on iPhone

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I wish you all success!




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