You can have messages from different languages translated into the language of your user interface.
This feature must be enabled by your administration. As an admin, read the article Activate additional tools (Calender, surveys, jitsi-videoconferences and more) and activate the "Translate messages" module.
Please note that the message text must be sent to the translation service in unencrypted form for translation.
The translation is performed using libretranslate. For more information on the languages that can be translated, please refer to the documentation.
In the web/desktop client
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Go to the message you want to have translated.
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Right-click on the message.
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A menu will open. Select "Translate".
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The message will be displayed in the language of your user interface. Next to the send time and send status, this is indicated by a
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Leave the conversation and reopen it to see the original message.
In iOS
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Go to the message you want to translate.
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Tap and hold the message.
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A menu will open. Select "Translate".
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The message will be displayed in the language of your user interface. Next to the send time and send status, this is indicated by a
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To display the original text again, tap and hold again and select "Original text". Leaving the chat and closing the app leaves the message translated.
On Android
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Go to the message you want to tra nslate.
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Tap and hold the message.
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Several icons will appear at the top of the screen. Tap the
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Select "Translate message".
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The message will be displayed in the language of your user interface. Next to the send time and send status, this is indicated by a
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To view the original text again, tap and hold again and select "Show Original". Leaving and reopening the conversation will also allow you to see the original text