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r/ios on Reddit: Live translation not working on AIrpods Pro or calls - IOS26

September 15, 2025 -

Can’t get live translation with AirPods Pro to work. I see the ”Start Translation” button in the translate app along with fields to select the languages; I click on Start translation and get 1/2 second of the “live translation” screen, a very loud beep, and back to the previous screen.

I believe I have all the correct prerequisites; iPhone 15 Pro Max; Airpods Pro 2; downloaded English UK and US, French, German; account is UK not an EU country Apple Intelligene on; comversation awareness off

I also tried live translation on a phone call. The other party continued to hear my English and the auto captions were in English from both parties.

Is this just me or do others have issues like this?

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AirPods Pro 3 first Art Release and AirPods 4 ANC + AirPods Pro 2 need first their update / can’t you tell the date - sry hope it helps

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Any update, same here

Apple Support

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Use Live Translation with your AirPods - Apple Support

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. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages.

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Tom's Guide

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Live Translation not working with your AirPods? Make sure you check this setting in your iPhone | Tom's Guide

October 3, 2025 - You'll want to make sure that you're running iOS 26 — the version with the controversial Liquid Glass refresh — and that you've got Apple Intelligence turned on in your device's settings.

Apple Community

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Live Translate not working with AirPods P… - Apple Community

Thank you, I tried everything, and only after setting my phone's language from English (UK) to English (US) did the correct To and From languages screen show itself in my Translate app. ... Using and iPhone 16 Pro Plus with airpod pro 3. I could only get it to work once I downloaded US English. UK English wasn’t enough to get it to live translate from Portuguese to English UK

Apple Support

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Translate in-person conversations with AirPods - Apple Support

To use Live Translation, you need to download the language the other person is speaking and the language you want to translate it to. For example, if you want to translate a conversation from Spanish to English, you should download both Spanish and English. After the languages are downloaded, ...

Tenorshare

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AirPods Live Translation Not Working? How to Fix

September 16, 2025 - Without the correct firmware, the AirPods cannot process audio for translation. Updating your firmware and iOS is the first step to fix AirPods 3 live translation not working how to fix situations.

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Macworld

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I used AirPods Live Translation for a real conversation, and all I have to say is 'Wow' | Macworld

5 hours ago - As soon as I opened Notes on my iPad to check the script, they jumped to that. So I was constantly having to apologise and fiddle with Bluetooth settings to make sure the AirPods stayed on point. It should be said, in Apple’s defence, that the company has given Live Translation direct integration with the FaceTime and Phone apps, as well as providing APIs that will let third parties do the same for Zoom, Teams and the like.

Tom's Guide

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How to use Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3 | Tom's Guide

September 18, 2025 - If both members of the conversation have AirPods, you won't need to get your phone out — Live Translation will work for the two of you, translating your words into those that you'll understand. If only one of you has AirPods, you can pull your phone out for the opposite translation. That way, your conversation partner will be able to understand what you're saying. This feature works with AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, and the new AirPods Pro 3.

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Lifehacker

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I Tested Google’s New Live Translation With AirPods, and It Actually Works Well | Lifehacker

3 days ago - That said, not all iPhone and Android users alike have been able to use live translate. Both companies have limited the feature to work with their respective earbuds: For Apple, that's the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3; for Google, that's the Pixel Buds.

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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.

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Live Translation Is Not Limited to AirPods Pro 3, But ...

September 17, 2025 - "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 Intelligence is available on the iPhone 15 Pro or later running iOS 26, which rolled out on Monday. ... Another caveat: At launch, Live Translation will not be available for those who live in the EU, though Americans who travel there will be able to use it.

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r/apple on Reddit: Anyone been hands on with live translation outside of an Apple event?

September 19, 2025 -

Live translation is the biggest draw for me. Wondering if anyone has received their AirPods and has used live translation?

Does it work as advertised? Does it work better than Google Translate? Are there any languages not supported?

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There are just a few languages that are supported. I have tried Spanish. My wife is American, she speaks Spanish pretty well. I am Russian - I know a little bit of Spanish. But obviously the easiest one for us Russian-English are not supported. So we just tried Spanish-English and I was impressed.

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It works with existing AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 too. I have some some quick tests with Spanish language videos and it seemed to work pretty well. I was impressed.

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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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Look here. https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/airpods/300453

Apple

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Live Translation on AirPods expands to the EU - Apple (IE)

19 hours ago - Live Translation on AirPods is available in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional Mandarin), Japanese, and Korean when using AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods 4 with ANC paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone running the latest software. Live Translation on AirPods was delayed for users in the EU due to the additional engineering work needed to comply with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act.

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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.

SoundGuys

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Apple's new Live Translation feature is unavailable for EU residents - SoundGuys

September 25, 2025 - According to Apple, “Live Translation with AirPods is not available if users are in the EU and their Apple Account country or region is also in the EU”. While it doesn’t specify the exact reasons, previous grievances between Apple and ...

9to5Mac

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iOS 26.2 expands AirPods Pro’s powerful new feature, here’s how to use it - 9to5Mac

2 days ago - Whether you’re just now gaining access to AirPods Live Translation, or have just never tried it, here’s how to set it up and use it. To get started, make sure you have AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods 4 with ANC.