Overview
- Apple released iOS 26.1 beta 1 to developers, adding Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Mandarin in both Simplified and Traditional forms to AirPods Live Translation.
- The beta also broadens Apple Intelligence to additional languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.
- Live Translation remains in beta and iPhone‑dependent, working on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 4 with ANC when paired with an iPhone 15 Pro or later with Apple Intelligence enabled, the Translate app installed, and the latest firmware.
- Users can start translations by pressing both stems, invoking Siri, using Control Center, or launching the Translate app, with two‑way audio, on‑screen transcripts, phone call support, and ANC that lowers the other speaker to emphasize translated audio.
- The feature launched with five languages in iOS 26 and is expanding quickly, though availability for EU‑based accounts and devices remains restricted at launch.