- Live translation would be scheduled for iOS 19 later this year
- Real-time translation between two speakers
- No details of the AirPods will be supported
It seems that Apple follows in the footsteps of the traces of Samsung and Google in their attempts to reject the linguistic barriers: a new report indicates that live translation arrives at Airpod in iOS 19, which will be launched this fall.
Apple is a little late to it – Google put the translation live in the Pixel Buds in 2017 and deployed it to more phones compatible with the Google assistant the following year – but perhaps it was more focused on adding hearing health characteristics to its premium headphones and trying to stick cameras in Theres.
But finally, Apple seems to do The Hunter Guide on the Galaxy Babel fishs a reality for AirPods buyers.
Real -time translation in AirPods: what to expect
The news comes by the property connected Mark Gurman from Bloomberg (Paywall), who says he will deliver one “Star Trek-Fleable to AirPods users “.
Depending on the report, the functionality will use your airpods as well as your iPhone. Your phone will translate the other person’s speech and play this translation in your airpods; He will then take your speech, translated it and play it to the other person via the speaker of your iPhone.
The functionality will be linked to iOS 19, which should be largely compatible with iPhones dating back several years – but if the functionality is billed as part of Apple Intelligence, it can be limited to more recent devices.
And if it is made available to all AirPods models, I will be surprised: I suspect that it will be reserved for the more premium Apple headphones with active noise cancellation, to make sure you can be focused on people’s voices.
But maybe I will be wrong and it will be a nice upgrade for all the best AirPods – after all, the iPhone seems to do the big work.
With AirPods Pro 3 later expected this year, it is possible that Apple will decide to make the functionality exclusive to its new buds, although I think it is unlikely.
