iOS 18.4: Default Translation App
iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 added the ability for users to set a different translation app as their default. Users worldwide can select Google Translate or another translation app as an alternative, and there are also options for changing the default Email, Messaging, Calling, Browser, and Password apps.
I wish there were more options, like setting the default maps app outside of the EU, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.
Providing default app settings makes the platform stronger. Apple should want to support alternatives to its own apps and services, not do so only at the point of regulatory pressure. It’s clearly what’s best for the platform.
Previously:
- Why Apple Still Hasn’t Cracked AI
- iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4
- DMA Compliance: Default Maps App in EU
- iOS 18: Browser Choice and Default App Controls in EU
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What I especially appreciate about this is how Siri now can insist on verifying which app I want to use to make a phone call, even though I’ve specified that I want to use the phone app to do so (duh). Real progress there.
This new setting worked well for me, but I had to delete and reinstall Google Translate before it would show up as an option.
What’s nice is that this method means one can translate more languages… (Apple Translate supports fewer languages than Google)
