Phone based text message language translation

A message processing server comprising:

• a communications interface;
• and
• processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface:
• receives a text message intended for a wireless device from a foreign language message server servicing the wireless device, in accordance with a text message delivery language preference, wherein:
• the text message is in a foreign language,
• the foreign language is different from a preferred language,
• the text message delivery language preference is received by the foreign language message server from the wireless device in response to the foreign language message server transmitting the text message to the wireless device, and
• the text message delivery language preference instructs the foreign language message server to transmit the text message to the message processing server for translation to the preferred language;
• and
• in response to receiving the text message, the message processing server:
• translates the text message from the foreign language to the preferred language;
• and
• transmits the text message to the foreign network message server in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device.

A message processing server comprising:

• a communications interface;
• and
• processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface configured to:
• receive a text message from a wireless device subsequent to the wireless device receiving the text message from a separate source device, the text message in a native language, such that the source device initiates delivery of the text message to the wireless device and the text message is to be delivered back to the wireless device from the message processing server upon translation to a language different from the native language;
• receive, from the wireless device and concurrently with receiving the text message, text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, the text message delivery language preferences identifying at least one preferred language for delivery of text messages to the wireless device;
• based upon the text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, determine a preferred language for delivery of the text message, the preferred language different than the native language;
• translate the text message from the native language to the preferred language based on the text message delivery language preferences received concurrently with the text message;
• and
• transmit the text message in the preferred language to the wireless device.