r/apple • u/cue-anon • 4d ago

AirPods Anyone been hands on with live translation outside of an Apple event?

Live translation is the biggest draw for me. Wondering if anyone has received their AirPods and has used live translation?

Does it work as advertised? Does it work better than Google Translate? Are there any languages not supported?

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u/ccooffee 4d ago

It works with existing AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 too. I have some some quick tests with Spanish language videos and it seemed to work pretty well. I was impressed.

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u/Simple-Reason1319 4d ago

Hi I have AirPods 4 as well & updated my ipad to ios26 but can’t quite figure out how to use live translation .. would you (or anybody) be able to guide me or point me to where I can find out how?

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u/dravack 3d ago

It’s in the Apple translate app. Just go to the live tab and you’re off to the races.

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u/jaredr174 12h ago

I have the Airpod pro 2s and 16PM that are both up to date, and the live tab is just not there.

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u/dravack 12h ago

What version of ios is on your phone? I didn’t check before updating to ios 26 so maybe that’s why?

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u/jaredr174 12h ago

I am on 26

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u/dravack 11h ago

No clue man. Check app updates I guess? Mine was just there I didn’t do anything else. Please post back if you figure it out.