Overview
- Developers in the EU, including Italy, can test Live Translation now via the Apple Developer Program, with a wider public beta scheduled for December.
- Apple says the rollout was postponed while it addressed interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act, which it now considers resolved.
- AirPods capture speech and send audio to the iPhone for real‑time translation by Apple Intelligence, and once language packs are installed the feature works without an internet connection.
- At launch the feature supports AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with noise cancellation and requires iPhones compatible with Apple Intelligence.
- Initial languages include Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (simplified and traditional), and adaptive audio lowers the original speaker’s voice during playback; Apple plans to add more languages.