How to Delete a Language from the Translate App on Your iPhone

By Amy Spitzfaden Both Updated 11/10/2020

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This article will tell you how to delete a Translate app download from your iPhone. Downloaded languages for offline use is a helpful feature of the new Translate app on the iPhone. It enables you to use the feature while offline, which is particularly useful when you are in another country and might not have the same internet or data access you have while at home. However, languages do take up room on your iPhone, and you might not want a whole language database stored once you're back from the place you were traveling. It's easy to remove a downloaded language, and only takes a moment to do. Let's learn how. To learn more about how to get the most out of new iOS 14 features, check out or Tip of the Day.

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How to Delete a Downloaded Language from the Translate App

Open the Translate app.
Tap either the top left or top right language button. It doesn't matter which one, as both will take you to the same menu.

Scroll down to Available Offline Languages.
Swipe left on the language you want to remove. You can either swipe all the way to the left or press Delete once it appears to delete the language.

The language will appear again in the Available Offline Languages menu, but have a download symbol next to it rather than a checkmark.
If you wish to download it again, simply tap the download arrow and it will be added again to your phone.

Now that you've mastered languages on your iPhone, learn how to switch keyboards on a MacBook.

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Amy Spitzfaden Both

Amy Spitzfaden-Both is the Managing Editor for iPhone Life magazine and an award-winning novelist, with over 10 years of experience in the publishing industry. She specializes in Apple news and rumors, health and fitness tech, and parenting in the digital age. She graduated from MIU with a BA in Literature and Writing.
Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and daughter. When she’s not writing or glued to her iPhone, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and creating her own tea blends.

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