How to save translations and browse recents in the Translate app

Learn how to save translations as favorites and browse your recent translations in the Translate app on your iPhone so you can refer to them whenever needed on your international trips. And if the translations are not useful, you can also delete them from the history.

Favorites in Translate iPhone

Apple offers a built-in Translate app that lets you translate words and sentences in several popular languages like English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, and more.

In addition to basic translation, you can also save popular translations for quick future use, as well as see the recent phrases you translated.

Save translations as favorites

Saving a translation to your Favorites takes just a tap. Tap the star icon at the bottom of the translation.

The only thing to keep in mind is that the star only displays when you use the app in portrait mode. So, if you’re in landscape view, just turn your device to save a translation.

Mark a translation as favorite in Translate app on iPhone

Remove from favorites

You can unfavorite a translation later if you no longer need to keep it. To do that, tap Favorites at the bottom, swipe to that translation, and unmark that star. Alternatively, you can swipe left on the translation and tap the unfavorite icon, or swipe all the way to the left to do that in one go.

Unfavorite a translation on iPhone

Browse recent translations

You can swipe down on the Translation screen to see your past translations.

Alternatively, you can tap the Favorites tab at the bottom and scroll down until you see a Recents heading. You can hit the Play button to hear it again or the Star to mark it as a favorite.

See recent translations in Translate app on iPhone

Delete your Translate history

Swipe left on a recent translation in the Translation or Favorites tab and hit the red trash button.

Delete recent translation in iPhone Translate app

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