Important: This feature is available to users on work or school accounts through a Gemini for Google Workspace add-on, and to users on personal accounts through Google One AI Premium. Learn about Gemini features and plans.
You can easily understand messages sent to you in Google Chat through Automatic Translation, which automatically converts messages to your preferred language set in your Google account settings. Learn how to change your language settings.
Tip: If you change your preferred language, it can take up to 24 hours for the feature to update.
Learn more about supported languages
You can use Automatic Translation in all languages available for the Neural Machine Translation model.
Turn on Automatic Translation in Chat or Chat in Gmail
After you turn on Automatic Translation, messages are automatically translated. To find the original untranslated content, click the toggle below the message. Translated messages are only visible to you.
In Google Chat:
- On your computer, go to Google Chat.
- At the top right, click Settings
.
- Under "Automatic Translation," check the box.
- Click Done.
In Gmail:
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- At the top right, click Settings
See all settings.
- At the top, click the Chat and Meet tab.
- Next to "Chat settings," click Manage chat settings.
- Under "Automatic Translation," check the box.
- Click Done.
Tips:
- On mobile: Unless you reinstall the app, the setting affects new messages but not the ones that already exist.
- On the Web: Upon refresh, the setting affects messages that already exist.
- If the message is short or the source language is unclear, Automatic Translation might not work.
Give feedback about a translation
Gemini for Google Workspace is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.
If the generated translation is inaccurate or looks unsafe, you can let us know by submitting feedback:
- At the top right, click Support
- To report a legal issue, create a request.
Learn about Gemini features suggestions
- Gemini feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
- Don’t rely on Gemini features as medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
- Gemini features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Gemini more helpful and safe.
- Enterprise end users can submit feedback about their experience using this feature. End users are informed before they submit feedback that the feedback data shouldn’t contain personal, sensitive, or confidential information.