How it works on each platform

iPhone · Keyboard

In public beta, with iOS 26 or later required. After following the steps in “Install and prepare the iPhone keyboard”, speak to translate with the Typvo keyboard in WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps, without switching apps.

Incoming messages are translated into your language without selecting the sender’s language. On iPhones with a Home button, the keyboard has no translate key. Use sharing instead.

In public beta, with iOS 26 or later required. After setup, speak in your language with the Typvo keyboard in WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps, then turn the translation into a voice note to share.

Translations of text or voice shared to Typvo can be read aloud. Cards opened with the iPhone keyboard’s translate key and incoming-message cards on Mac do not have read-aloud.

When you prefer to type

Type in your language in Compose or Quick translation in the Typvo app, choose the recipient’s language, and get a translation and back-translation. Copy it, then return to your chat and paste.

You can also share text to Typvo, including several messages at once.¹

¹ Experience may vary depending on system limits.

Android · Coming to Google Play

On Android, Typvo is also a keyboard used directly in WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps. On Android, text in WhatsApp and Telegram must be copied and voice notes shared one at a time because of those chat apps’ own restrictions.

On Android, Typvo is also a keyboard for use in WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps.

On Android, voice notes from WhatsApp and Telegram must be shared to Typvo one at a time because of those chat apps’ own restrictions.

Mac · Menu bar tool

There is a Mac version: a menu bar tool with shortcuts for use anywhere you can type. By default, ⌃⌥T translates selected text; with ⌃⌥B, speak in your language to open a review card with back-translation, check it, then choose Insert. You can change the shortcuts in settings.

There is a Mac version, which lives in the menu bar. By default, ⌃⌥V lets you speak in your language, opens a review card and creates a voice note in the recipient’s language. With ⌃⌥R, play their voice note and record the Mac’s audio to translate it into your language. You can change the shortcuts in settings.

Windows is coming soon.