Apple made an announcement today, revealing that its newest Live Translation feature will be compatible with two earphone models: the AirPods Pro 2 and the soon - to - be - released AirPods 4. This innovative feature is made possible by the H2 chip and an iPhone equipped with Apple Intelligence.

For users to take advantage of this function, they must possess one of the above - mentioned earphones and have an iPhone that can run Apple Intelligence and is upgraded to iOS 26. Specifically, this includes the iPhone 15 Pro and subsequent models.

Activating the translation feature is a breeze. Users simply need to pinch the earphone stems simultaneously, and they can instantly engage in cross - language communication.

In the initial rollout phase, real - time translation will only be available for a select number of languages. These languages are English (both US and UK versions), French (from France), Spanish (from Spain), German, and Portuguese (from Brazil). It's worth noting that some language versions will not be accessible in the EU for the time being.

Apple has scheduled the iOS 26 update to be released on September 15. When this update drops, the newly launched AirPods Pro 3 will come pre - loaded with this translation feature. Meanwhile, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 will acquire support for it through a software update.