The latest iOS 26 beta code now incorporates gestures tied to real-time translation, hinting that Apple's AirPods could soon embrace this cutting-edge functionality. As far back as March 2025, whispers circulated that AirPods would facilitate real-time language translation for in-person interactions. Despite Apple's announcement of this feature at WWDC 2025 in June of the same year, it has yet to materialize on AirPods.