# What happened to "Translate Page" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629 "2026-04-28T22:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/1 "2026-04-28T22:24:35Z")
On my android phone it used to have a selection that would at least try to translate a web page from one language into another. Has anyone else used this? It seems to be gone. I wonder why and whether it’s just not considered a valuable tool anymore. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/2 "2026-04-28T22:34:25Z")
Which browser? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/3 "2026-04-28T22:35:22Z")
Try the hamburger menu and scroll down to Translate. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/4 "2026-04-28T22:43:50Z")
It’s the one that looks like a planet on a purple background. i wonder if I can switch. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/5 "2026-04-28T22:46:29Z")
I don’t know what hamburger is ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/6 "2026-04-28T22:59:08Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > don’t know what hamburger is The little icon to click on that looks like three horizontal lines stacked up like a hamburger-bun/meat/bun. Mine is usually in upper right corner of my ipad screen. \_ \_ \_ But less space between. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/7 "2026-04-28T23:09:22Z")
Look at the top of this page you’ll see the little 3 lined thingy. It usually means a drop down menu. Just click on it. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/8 "2026-04-28T23:59:09Z")
The parallel lines thing that is a menu that opens to various choices? Yes the choices no longer include translate page. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/9 "2026-04-29T00:05:13Z")
I typed Google translate in the search bar. Went right to it. ETA…Gemini says AI gonna be doing it. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/10 "2026-04-29T00:14:03Z")
When I’m on a page I don’t have a search bar. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/11 "2026-04-29T00:14:43Z")
(Sorry for using Imgur, I haven’t had any luck with the other options yet) The “Hamburger” icon can show three stacked lines, or three stacked dots most frequently, normally in the upper right hand corner of the browser window, below the “X” option to close. For my system (Windows 11, Chrome, Dark theme) and please excuse my rough freehand! [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/QHc1zIS.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/QHc1zIS) After clicking, I show translate in the dropdown, circled roughly in blue: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/YG4AfYf.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/YG4AfYf) Different browsers have different appearances, and translate may or may not be available in all browsers. Now, in Chrome on my Android phone, the stacked dots look the same, but there isn’t the same link for “Translate” BUT… If you hit the hamburger, click the “gear” icon for settings, and select languages, you can set your preferend language and under Translation settings you can set Chrome to auto translate various languages. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/12 "2026-04-29T00:18:44Z")
So you use Imgur? Do you know what I have? It’s a planet in purple background. I didn’t know you could switch. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/13 "2026-04-29T00:23:55Z")
Imgur is the website I was using to share the screen images, but it isn’t working everywhere due to age and privacy restrictions. I have no idea off the top of my head what that browser is, if you tell us your phone model we might be able to guess. But you _could_ go to the Google Play store and download chrome, though I’d tend to bet it’s at least available on your phone already. On the more modern Android iterations, if you press and hold the icon for your browser, it’ll pop up options to move it, AND there is an icon ( a circle with a lowercase ‘i’) that you can click to pull up the app info including the name. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/14 "2026-04-29T00:31:13Z")
It’s Samsung browser. Not sure what that is. Is your phone a Samsung? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/15 "2026-04-29T00:37:11Z")
My phone is a Samsung, but it came with an entire set of Google apps, including Chrome. Can you just change browsers or have you loaded it with bookmarks? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/16 "2026-04-29T01:15:52Z")
Man, I have 65 bookmarks for restaurants and radio stations. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/17 "2026-04-29T01:16:13Z")
Yes samsung galaxy I think. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/18 "2026-04-29T01:26:47Z")
YouTube has a hack for you. It suggests doing it one link at a time, but you can try marking all the links at once. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U1cvcrH1m6o/maxresdefault.jpg "How To Export Bookmarks For Samsung Internet Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1cvcrH1m6o) ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/19 "2026-04-29T01:33:33Z")
Thanks! What is a better browser to maybe use? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629/20 "2026-04-29T01:34:09Z")
If you’re reading lots of foreign language maybe you should get an app for that if your phone isn’t supporting Google translate. Or go on Gemini, they’ll walk your thru it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-translate-page/1029629.md?page=2)