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Apple Debuts Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime and Phone

Translations happen entirely on-device to protect user privacy.

INDIA - 2025/06/06: In this photo illustration, an Apple Logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with a WWDC 2025 logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Live Translation automatically converts typed messages into recipients’ preferred languages and renders replies back in the sender’s original language.
  • FaceTime calls now display live caption translations without muting the speaker’s voice to let participants follow conversations in real time.
  • Phone calls support continuous spoken translation throughout conversations to streamline cross-language communication.
  • Apple says Live Translation will arrive in an upcoming iOS release, expanding its AI-driven communication tools across the platform.
  • Apple demonstrated the feature in travel planning scenarios to show how users can coordinate internationally without language barriers.