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# Translating pages, videos, and images
Yandex Start recognizes the language of any page you open and can translate it into English or any other language. It also translates text in images and shows the result right over the original text.
## Translating pages, words, and phrases {#manual}
#### Pages
To translate a page from a foreign language to your preferred language, tap on the page or select → **Translate page**.
At the top of the screen, the translation bar shows the progress. If you want to stop the translation, tap on the right.
To go back to the page in the original language:
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- From the translation bar
Tap on the right of the translation bar.
- From the menu
Tap → **Show original**.
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#### Words and phrases {#words}
Yandex Start can translate individual words and sentences into Russian. To see the translation of a word or phrase, select it on the page. The translation bar appears at the top of the screen.
To see all translations of a word or phrase:
1. Select them in the text.
1. On the bar that appears, tap **** → **Yandex Translate**
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To view translation options, install the [Yandex Translate](https://yandex.com/support2/translate-desktop/en/mobile-app) app.
{% endnote %}
## Translating images {#translate-pictures}
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- One image
1. Tap and hold the image.
1. In the context menu, select **Translate image**.
The translation appears on top of the original image.
To see the original image:
1. Tap and hold the image.
1. In the context menu, select **Show original**.
- All images
- If **Automatic image translation** is enabled in the [settings](https://yandex.com.tr/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/translate.md#settings), you can simply [translate the page](https://yandex.com.tr/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/translate.md#manual).
- If **Automatic image translation** is disabled, tap  on the translation bar at the top of the screen.
To see the original image text, tap . To see the page and the images in their original language, tap on the translation bar.
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You can also translate images that are not part of a page. For example, you want to wish a Merry Christmas to your British friend. You can do a search and find lots of greeting cards. But if your English isn't good enough, you can't be sure that the greeting and the recipient's name are correct. To be on the safe side, use [Yandex Images](https://yandex.com/support/images/translate.html).
{% endnote %}
{% endlist %}
## Changing the translation language {#change}
Follow these steps to translate a page to the language of your choice:
1. [Translate](https://yandex.com.tr/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/translate.md#manual) the page into English the easiest way for you.
1. Choose your language from the list at the top of the page in the translation bar.
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If automatic image translation is enabled in the [settings](https://yandex.com.tr/support2/yandex-app-android/en/app/translate.md#settings), images are also translated into the new target language. If automatic image translation is disabled, after you change the translation language, tap  at the top of the screen on the translation bar.
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## Translation settings {#settings}
{% cut "**Translate pages automatically**" %}
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Go to **Yandex Translate**.
1. Enable the **Automatic page translation** option.
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{% cut "**Disable automatic page translation**" %}
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Go to **Yandex Translate**.
1. Disable **Automatic page translation**.
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{% cut "**Enable automatic image translation**" %}
If you want the browser to translate images automatically when it translates a page:
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Go to **Yandex Translate**.
1. Enable **Automatic image translation**.
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{% cut "**Disable automatic image translation**" %}
If you don't want the browser to translate images automatically when translating a page:
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Go to **Yandex Translate**.
1. Disable **Automatic image translation**.
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## Disabling automatic translation {#off}
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- Pages
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Under **Yandex Translate**, disable **Offer to translate pages**.
- Words and sentences
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Under **Yandex Translate**, disable **Translate words and phrases**.
{% endlist %}
## Problems with translation {#problems}
{% cut "**Automatic translation doesn't work**" %}
Yandex Translate is enabled in the app by default. Make sure that you haven't disabled it manually earlier:
1.
Go to **(profile picture)** → **App settings**.
1. Under **Translate**, enable the following options:
- **Offer to translate pages**.
- **Automatic page translation** (pages are translated into the interface language without a request from the user).
- **Automatic image translation** (when translating the page, the text in the images is also translated).
- **Translate words and phrases**.
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{% cut "**I can't translate an image**" %}
Image text can't be translated if:
- The image isn't clear enough.
- The text is handwritten or cursive.
- The image is too small.
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{% cut "**How to enable subtitles without translation**" %}
1. Next to the translation icon, tap .
1. Enable the **Subtitles** option.
1. In the **Language** field, select the original language. If the service provides its own subtitles, you can choose them.
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