I’ve listen to a lot of K-pop songs, I was so happy that now the lyrics are being translated in Apple Music app in iOS 26 but unfortunately for some reason the translation is not in English but in Japanese.
Tried clicking on the Translation logo but no option to do it or even in the settings.
How do I change this to English?
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I had the same problem and finally figured out the solution!
In short, you need to:
Why This is Happening
Apple's translation software only supports UK or US English. If you are using any other English variant, translation is not supported.
In my case, my preferred languages were:
And since neither English (Canada) nor French (Canada) are supported translation languages, Apple Music was showing my 3rd language preference (Japanese). What makes this more confusing is that my Settings app simply stated "English" as my system language, not English (Canada).
I've now changed it as follows:
And Apple Music now correctly shows lyrics translations in English (while still maintaining Canadian English as my main system language).
I had the same problem and finally figured out the solution!
In short, you need to:
Why This is Happening
Apple's translation software only supports UK or US English. If you are using any other English variant, translation is not supported.
In my case, my preferred languages were:
And since neither English (Canada) nor French (Canada) are supported translation languages, Apple Music was showing my 3rd language preference (Japanese). What makes this more confusing is that my Settings app simply stated "English" as my system language, not English (Canada).
I've now changed it as follows:
And Apple Music now correctly shows lyrics translations in English (while still maintaining Canadian English as my main system language).
How to change the translation language to English in Apple Music?
