Meta adds Hindi and Portuguese AI translation for Reels

Meta has expanded its AI translation tools for short videos by adding Hindi and Portuguese support for Reels on Instagram and Facebook, enabling creators and viewers to translate, dub, and lipsync video audio into those languages starting this month in countries where Meta AI is available. The update builds on an initial rollout in August that offered bidirectional English and Spanish translation and aims to broaden reach into large markets such as India and Brazil.

The new tools let creators automatically translate their Reel audio into selected languages and offer two presentation options. One preserves the creator's original voice and tone through AI dubbing, and the other applies lipsync so the translated audio more closely matches mouth movements in the video. Creators can enable the feature by turning on Translate your voice with Meta AI before publishing, review the dubbed video, choose target languages, and post the version they approve. Each translated Reel carries a Translated with Meta AI label so viewers know the audio has been altered.

Meta said the features are free to use for public Instagram accounts in regions where Meta AI is supported and for Facebook creators...