How to Enable or Disable Chat Translation on Samsung Galaxy S25

By | March 18, 2026

How to Enable or Disable Chat Translation on Samsung Galaxy S25

The Samsung Galaxy S25 comes with a built-in chat translation feature powered by Galaxy AI that can automatically translate your messages in real-time.

Here’s how to turn it on or off and customize which apps can use it.

  1. Tap the home button to return to your home screen.
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  3. Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the settings icon.
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  5. Scroll down in the settings menu and tap on Galaxy AI.
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  7. Tap on Writing Assist.
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  9. Make sure the Writing Assist toggle is switched on.
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  11. Scroll down and tap on Chat Translation.
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  13. Tap the toggle button to turn chat translation on.
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  15. Choose how you want languages displayed — you can show both original and translated text, or translated text only.
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  17. Select which apps can use chat translation by enabling or disabling them from the list.
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  19. Tap the home button to return to your home screen.
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  21. Open a messaging app and you’ll see a translate button appear. You can also tap the AI button to access chat translation and choose your language.
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Once enabled, the chat translation feature will work across all the apps you’ve selected, making it easy to communicate in different languages without switching between translator apps.