Social media platform X has started rolling out auto-translate for posts worldwide, alongside a new photo editing feature for its iOS app.
The update began late Tuesday, with the company saying posts in any language can now be translated automatically for users across the platform.
The feature, powered by Grok, the AI model developed by xAI, has a translation quality which has “improved substantially over the last couple months.”
Users can still manage the feature as they want. Any user who prefers reading posts in their original language, can turn off auto-translate through the settings icon on each translated post.
At the same time, X is adding new image editing tools within its iOS app. The update brings basic options like drawing and text, along with a blur tool that allows users to hide parts of an image, including faces or sensitive details.
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There is also a new option to edit images using simple written instructions. Users can ask Grok to change how a picture looks.
For example, they can request a version styled like a painting, and the system will generate it.
The company says the update will reach Android devices later, though no date has been confirmed.
These changes place X alongside other tech companies already providing similar tools. Reddit has been testing translation features for some time, while Google and Adobe have introduced image editing systems that respond to written prompts.
The rollout of auto-translate also comes after the issues raised against X and its owner Elon Musk. At the time, regulators and users complained about misuse of AI tools, especially where images were altered without consent.
The company later limited some of those features to paying users.
