US EditionAirPods Live Translation feature coming to the EU next month
Apple's Live Translation for AirPods, supporting multiple languages, launches in the EU next month after delay due to compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
- Next month Apple Inc. will enable Live Translation for select AirPods in the European Union with iOS 26.2, following the first iOS 26.2 developer beta seeded today.
- Regulatory uncertainty tied to the Digital Markets Act caused Apple to postpone the EU availability of Live Translation on AirPods, Apple said.
- To use Live Translation, users need AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and an iPhone 15 Pro or newer with Apple Intelligence and the Translate app, activating by pressing both buds or via the app.
- A public beta will soon follow and Apple said iOS 26.2 will be released to all users in December as a free software upgrade for EU users.
- Supported languages include French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and the feature works best when both participants use Live Translation, though users may experience a translation delay.
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After initial protests, Apple has now decided to meet the requirements of the DMA. Thus, the translation function of the AirPods 3 is to be activated at the beginning of the next month.
Since December, the real-time translation function of the conversations among people who speak different languages, made possible by AirPods Castles, will also be available in the European Union. Real-time translations use AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 to capture the speech, which is sent to an iPhone with Apple Intelligence and iOS 26 for processing.
AirPods Live Translation is coming to the EU soon after regulatory delays
Apple plans to bring Live Translation to AirPods users in the European Union by the end of 2025 after earlier delays tied to the Digital Markets Act.Live Translation supports many European languages — just not for European users yet.| image credit: AppleApple is preparing to roll out Live Translation on AirPods to users in the European Union before the end of 2025, as learned by Germany-based Apple Blog Macerkopf. The release will likely be a pa…
The function had been postponed due, says Apple, to some criticalities with the European Dma, now resolved. The compatible earphone models are three, but the translation process takes place on the iPhone, which must be compatible with Apple Intelligence
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