See something you cannot read?
A menu, a shopping page or a post in another language: you can translate the screen without typing it out.
Try the screen shortcut
On a phone that supports Circle to Search, hold the Home button or bottom navigation bar, then tap Translate. If Scroll and translate appears, it can keep translating as you move down the page. This does not translate videos or GIFs.
No shortcut? Use a screenshot
Open Google Translate, choose your languages, then tap Camera → All Images and select your screenshot. You can also point the camera at a sign or menu.
Use the translation to do something
Find the dish you want, understand the delivery options or work out what an event notice is asking you to do. Zoom in if a line looks strange; small or blurry text is easier to misread.
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References and how this was put together
- Google Android Help: Circle to Search (25 Oct 2026)
- Google Translate Help: Translate images (25 Oct 2026)
A note on this approach:
- Circle to Search supports selected phones; use the screenshot route if unavailable.
Sources checked. Product details were checked against the linked references; this isn’t a hands-on review of every feature.
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