Apple Adds Hebrew Support to Its Built-In Translate App in iOS 27 Beta

Apple has introduced Hebrew language support for the first time in its native Apple Translate app, appearing in the third beta release of iOS 27 available this week to developers. Until now, iPhone users in Israel had to rely on external services like Google Translate for Hebrew translations, as the operating system supported Hebrew but the official Apple Translate app did not. The app enables translation of text, speech, and conversations between multiple languages, including text recognition from images via the iPhone camera, useful for signs, menus, and documents.

Apple Translate allows users to download languages for offline use, though the company notes offline translations may be less accurate than online ones. The beta version expands supported languages from 21 to 30, adding Hebrew alongside Danish, Malay, Norwegian, Swedish, European Portuguese, Cantonese, and additional Spanish dialects. If Hebrew remains in the final release, users will be able to translate directly between Hebrew and other supported languages and potentially use Hebrew in iOS’s built-in translation features for messages, emails, articles, and websites.

However, it is still unclear whether all advanced Apple Translate features, such as live conversation translation and AirPods integration, will support Hebrew. These features currently operate in a limited number of languages and devices and rely partly on Apple Intelligence. Since iOS 27 is still in developer beta, changes may occur before the public release, which will confirm Hebrew’s inclusion, translation quality, and available capabilities for Israeli users.