Meta Adds Hindi And Portuguese Support For Its Ai Translation Feature For Reels

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9:00 AM PDT · October 9, 2025

Meta is already putting Reels successful beforehand and halfway of nan Instagram acquisition connected iPad and connected mobile successful countries for illustration India and South Korea. Now, to let much group to devour and understand Reels successful different languages, nan institution is adding support for Hindi and Portuguese to its AI-powered translator characteristic crossed Instagram and Facebook, arsenic well.

The institution first launched this characteristic successful August pinch support for English and Spanish aft teasing it astatine its Meta Connect convention past year. With Hindi and Portuguese support, Meta intends to pat into creators from its biggest markets, for illustration India and Brazil, to person a world reach.

“We judge location are tons of astonishing creators retired location who person imaginable audiences who don’t needfully speak nan aforesaid language,” explained Instagram caput Adam Mosseri in a station connected Instagram successful August.

“And if we tin thief you scope those audiences who speak different languages, scope crossed taste and linguistic barriers, we tin thief you turn your pursuing and get much worth retired of Instagram and nan platform,” he added.

A screenshot of Instagram interface showing translator characteristic that allows users to position Reels successful a different languageImage Credits: Meta

Users tin move connected automatic translator successful their preferred connection to devour Reels that were primitively created successful different language.

Creators tin move connected automatic translator for their Reels by turning connected nan “Translate your sound pinch Meta AI” action earlier publishing. They tin besides prime which languages to construe to aft reviewing nan translated video pinch automatic dub and articulator sync.

Screenshots of  Facebook interface for creators that shows screens to view, review, and o.k. AI-powered translations of their reviewImage Credits: Meta

Meta said that it is moving connected caller features for AI-powered translator that will rotation retired soon. Reels connected Facebook already support multi-speaker AI-powered translations. Meta said that this characteristic will beryllium disposable for creators posting connected Instagram soon.

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Apart from sound translations, nan institution is besides building a measurement to construe matter aliases caption stickers posted pinch Reels successful supported languages. Users will beryllium capable to prime nan “Translate matter connected Reels” action erstwhile nan characteristic is rolled out. This is useful for personification who is watching a video without sound.

Screenshots of a paper connected Instagram interface to power AI-powered translator for Reels. Users tin move on/off translations for sound and matter Image Credits: meta

What’s more, Meta plans to rotation retired a caller sound dubbing characteristic that will sphere nan creator’s original sound and tone. The institution will besides springiness an action to opt for a caller type of lip-syncing that amended matches nan activity of your mouth.

Meta’s rival YouTube has been moving connected translation features for a fewer years now. Last month, nan institution rolled retired lip-sync improvements to its auto-dubbing characteristic pinch support for 20 languages.

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