Look here. https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/airpods/300453 Answer from Fabulinius on reddit.com
Apple Support
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Use Live Translation with your AirPods - Apple Support
Go to the Translate app on your iPhone, then tap Live. Select the language that the other person is speaking and the language that you want your AirPods to translate it to.
Apple Support
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Translate in-person conversations with AirPods - Apple Support
To delete a downloaded language, swipe left, then tap . Wear your AirPods, and make sure they’re connected to your device. Turn on Apple Intelligence, if it’s not already on. Go to the Translate app on your iPhone. Tap Live at the bottom of the screen, then choose your languages:
Tom's Guide
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How to use Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3 | Tom's Guide
September 18, 2025 - One of the biggest new features in the AirPods Pro 3 launch is Live Translation, which lets you engage in conversations with people speaking a different language. We've tested it — it's very cool — and now we're here to tell you how to use it. A couple of things before we get started. You'll need the latest version of iOS — iOS 26 — and have Apple Intelligence activated...
Reddit
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r/AirpodsPro on Reddit: How do I start AirPods Pro 3 live translation?
October 19, 2025 -
I don’t have a translator app on my iPhone? 15pm. And googling is showing me an interface I never see. Nothing happens when I hold both AirPods.
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r/GaugingGadgets on Reddit: How to Use Live Translation With AirPods Pro 3
1 month ago - Apple $AAPL unveils AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature.
Engadget
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How to use Live Translation with AirPods
September 24, 2025 - You’ll also need an iPhone that can run Apple Intelligence, which is the iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max or any member of the iPhone 16 or iPhone 17 lineups. Once you have your hardware at the ready, you’ll need to make sure Apple Intelligence is turned on in the Settings app on your iPhone. You’ll also need to make sure that Apple’s Translate app is installed as it’s needed to power this whole thing. Lastly, your AirPods should be on the · latest firmware, and you can check that in the AirPods settings menu on your iPhone.
YouTube
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How to Turn On Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3, Pro 2 & AirPods 4 - YouTube
Learn how to turn on and set up Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 4 with this quick step-by-step guide. We’ll show you how to ena...
Published September 23, 2025
Apple
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New Apple Intelligence features are available today - Apple
2 weeks ago - And during a phone call, the ... with an all-new gesture by simultaneously pressing both AirPods stems; by saying “Siri, start Live Translation;” or even from the Action button on iPhone, which will allow them to hear ...
ZDNET
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How to use Live Translation on your AirPods - not just the newest ones | ZDNET
September 22, 2025 - Since Live Translation is an AI-powered feature, Apple Intelligence needs to be enabled. To check, go to Settings, select Apple Intelligence & Siri, and then turn on the switch for Apple Intelligence if it's not already on. Show more ...
YouTube
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How to use Live Translation on iPhone and with your AirPods | Apple Support - YouTube
Starting in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, you can translate text and audio on the fly using Live Translation, across Messages, Phone, and FaceTime. You...
Published September 24, 2025
HowToiSolve
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How to Turn on Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3, Pro 2, AirPods 4
September 24, 2025 - Open the Translate app → tap the Live tab → pick the language you want translated, and select your own language (I chose English). Tap Start Translation to begin. Keep your AirPods connected—ideally wear both for clearer audio.
Reddit
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r/ios on Reddit: How to use the live translate feature with Air Pod Pro 2's
September 16, 2025 -
I have the iphone 16 pro max, and the air pod pro 2's. I have updated everything to ios26, and verified that my airpods have the latest firmware version. However, I have ben unable to figure out how to use this new live translate function with the air pods. Has anyone been able to get it to work, and willing to share? TIA
Edit - SOLVED! The issue was with my Air Pod Pro 2's. I had to reset them tin order for them to update to the newest firmware properly. Once they did, the Live Translation setup popped up immediately and I was able to start downloading the translation languages.
edit 2 - Yes, you do need Apple Intelligence enabled. If your phone does not support Apple Intelligence, this feature wont be present or functional at all. Another thing we have found is that you must have the Apple Translate app downloaded, and then download the individual languages to your phone in order for the Live Translate to work.
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But does it work? I hold both earbuds, it makes the noise and then says 'To use Live Translations you'll need to download languages to this iPhone' and takes me to the language download page, where English, French and Portuguese are indeed already downloaded. it doesn't want to see them, or accept they're downloaded.
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Does your phone have Apple Intelligence? That's required, as per the small print.
AskWoody
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Topic: Tutorial : iOS 26: Use Live Translation With AirPods @ AskWoody
Apple launched the new AirPods Pro 3, promising a bunch of improvements including a flashy Live Translation feature. But it turns out you don’t actually need to upgrade just to try out the new translation stuff. Live Translation is also available through a software update for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with Active ...
MacRumors
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iOS 26: Use Live Translation With AirPods - MacRumors
Active Noise Cancellation automatically lowers the volume of the other speaker, helping users focus on translated audio while maintaining natural interaction flow. Apple's Live Translation was a headline feature when it announced AirPods Pro 3, but it also works with older models running iOS 26, including AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2.
YouTube
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Apple Community
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How to use AirPods Pro for real-time tran… - Apple Community
I have both an iPhone 17 Pro and AirPods Pro 3s on order if that helps. Thanks for any suggestions. ... Live Translation with AirPods works on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with an Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone running iOS 26 and later.
YouTube
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Airpods Pro 3 Live Translation Demo & Review (1 Week Later!) - YouTube
AirPods Pro 3 live translation is here and today I’ll do a full tutorial, demo and review of how it goes when listening to Spanish and translating into Engli...
Published October 1, 2025
Reddit
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r/apple on Reddit: Live Translation with Airpods Pro 3 works with intelligence-enabled Phones. Will it work with newer macbooks aswell?
September 21, 2025 -
To explain why I find this relevant, I currently have an I phone 14 pro (no intelligence) and an Macbook pro with apple intelligence support. I'd love to be able to use the macbook as a processing base for this feature and I don't see why it wouldn't work. It has the relevant hardware (chips, mics etc.)
I'd like to buy the airpods, but this feature is a make-or-break to be honest for me, as my Pro 2's are fine enough.
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Pro 2’s also support live translation (with the same parameters)
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It's more about the software. It works with older AirPods. The translation doesn't happen inside the AirPod though. "Live Translation with AirPods works on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone running iOS 26 and later," Apple says. Apple will likely add this feature to MacOS at some point in the future.
9to5Mac
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iOS 26.2 expands AirPods Pro’s powerful new feature, here’s how to use it - 9to5Mac
1 day ago - inside Apple’s Translate app under the ‘Live’ tab · by pressing and holding both AirPods stems simultaneously · using the Translate control in Control Center or via iPhone’s Action button ...