DECEMBER 2021 MACWORLD 31- TRANSLATE
ANYWHERE
With iOS 15, you
can translate text
just about
anywhere, in
almost any app
where you can
select text.
Just tap and
hold on a block of
text to show the
text selection
window, and then
drag the start and
end points—just as
you would if you were going to copy and
paste. You’ll notice that the little popup
menu has a new Translate option (in some
apps you might have to click the right
arrow to see more options).
You’ll get a warning that the text is
going to be sent to Apple to process the
translation. Tap Continue, and a pop-up
card will show the translated text and give
you options to copy the translation,
change languages, and so on.
Want to do the translation without
sending data to Apple? Open Settings,
then Translate, and enable On-Device
Mode. You’ll have to also open the
Downloaded Languages menu and
download the languages for which you
want to enable offline translation.
1- KEEP AN EYE ON APP
ACTIVITY
Apple is always expanding privacy features,
and with iOS 15 you have a powerful new
tool to find out which apps are accessing
your phone’s features and data.
Open
Settings.
Tap Privacy
and scroll to
the bottom
to Record
App Activity.
You’ll need
to enable
this at the
top of the
screen.^2