Using Google Translate Conversation offline on iPhone

QUESTION: CAN GOOGLE TRANSLATE -CONVERSATION MODE- BE USED ON AN iPHONE WHEN IT IS OFFLINE?(WITHOUT WIFI or DATA)

Background: I will be traveling to Europe in this year and I am looking for a reliable translation app on my iPhone 12 that I can use offline (without using data or WiFi).


I want to be able to have a “conversation”, where I can speak into the phone and have it translate into text and voice. I read that Google Translate is a good app for this (even offline), so I followed the offline instructions and downloaded the languages I needed on the app.


The app worked great when I was connected to WiFi. So I disabled the WiFi & cellular on my iPhone, typed a sentence in English and it translated fine. But when I tried to start a spoken conversation, I got a pop up that read:

“Network Error:

Google Translate was unable to

establish a network connection tofulfill your request. Please check your network connection and try again.”


Frustrating. FYI, the Apple Translate app DOES work offline, but it doesn’t have all the features (like Sign Translation) that Google Translate has.

Any advice is appreciated.

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 7:07 AM

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Feb 23, 2022 10:37 AM in response to Rellas

Rellas wrote:

QUESTION: CAN GOOGLE TRANSLATE -CONVERSATION MODE- BE USED ON AN iPHONE WHEN IT IS OFFLINE?(WITHOUT WIFI or DATA)
Background: I will be traveling to Europe in this year and I am looking for a reliable translation app on my iPhone 12 that I can use offline (without using data or WiFi).

I want to be able to have a “conversation”, where I can speak into the phone and have it translate into text and voice. I read that Google Translate is a good app for this (even offline), so I followed the offline instructions and downloaded the languages I needed on the app.

The app worked great when I was connected to WiFi. So I disabled the WiFi & cellular on my iPhone, typed a sentence in English and it translated fine. But when I tried to start a spoken conversation, I got a pop up that read:
“Network Error:
Google Translate was unable to
establish a network connection tofulfill your request. Please check your network connection and try again.”

Frustrating. FYI, the Apple Translate app DOES work offline, but it doesn’t have all the features (like Sign Translation) that Google Translate has.
Any advice is appreciated.

You'll need to let Google know about their app, not Apple.

Feb 24, 2022 5:38 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

@Tom Gewecke Thank you for the link, but unfortunately, it is not helpful. There is no way that I could find to post a problem/question and get responses. It allowed me to "Describe your issue", but then only directed me to previous similar questions and responses, the most recent response being from 2020. Most of the respondents merely validated that they were experiencing the same problem, but none offered any solutions. It did not appear that any representative from Google offered any advice or solutions.


I appreciate your suggestion and welcome any other advice that you may have.

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