Subj : iOS 26 reveals a new real-time translation gesture for AirPods 4
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Aug 12 2025 11:15:09

iOS 26 reveals a new real-time translation gesture for AirPods 4 and Pro 2, 
and it could make your French phrase book a thing of the past

Date:
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:07:23 +0000

Description:
Obrigado, Apple! An image in iOS 26 beta shows a double stem squeeze for 
real-time translation in AirPods  and it cant come soon enough

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in iOS 26 shows what looks like real-time translation Will require an Apple 
Intelligence-compatible device Could be iPhone 17 only, and possibly 16 
Pro/Max 

The latest developer beta of iOS 26 has apparently revealed a major 
unannounced upgrade for AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 : real world, real time 
translation. 

As 9to5Mac reports, iOS 26 developer beta 6 contains a new system asset 
showing both AirPods stems being pressed simultaneously. The image seems to 
refer to the Translate app, and shows multiple words in multiple languages 
including Hello, Danke, Obrigado, Bonjour, Ol and Bye. Real-world translation 
wasn't announced at WWDC but we know it was in development (Image credit: 
Apple) Danke, Apple 

Apple announced Live Translate last month at WWDC, but not for real-world 
chatting: Apple focused on FaceTime and phone calls as well as messages. But 
live, face to face translation was leaked earlier this year by Bloomberg so 
we knew it was in the works. We just didn't know when it'd arrive. 

There's a lot we don't know about this new feature, including device 
requirements: AirPods and AirPods Pro don't have the horsepower to run 
real-time translation natively, so that's going to be handled by your phone, 
iPad or Mac. 

We also don't know what languages will be supported when the feature 
launches, although clearly the leaked asset shows some of them (Portuguese, 
French, German and, er, English). 

It looks likely that the feature will initially support a fairly small 
selection of languages and require a recent iPhone, iPad or Mac: the Live 
Translation for phone calls and FaceTime already announced is available for 
English (UK and US), French, German, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish and 
requires an Apple Intelligence-compatible device. 

It's possible that as Apple did with Apple Intelligence last year, the new 
feature may be exclusive to the iPhone 17 and last year's Pro models. You 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/earbuds-airpods/ios-26-reveals-a-new-real-time
-translation-gesture-for-airpods-4-and-pro-2-and-it-could-make-your-french-phr
ase-book-a-thing-of-the-past


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