Apple Intelligence.
In order to utilize live translation with the Voice Memos app on Apple devices, you’ll require an iPhone 12 or a more recent model operating on iOS 18 or its subsequent versions. From there, it’s simply a selection of the appropriate option during recording. It’s quite impressive to witness Apple Intelligence convert speech into text in real-time, and you even have a couple of choices for handling it once you either pause or end the recording.
Given that Apple’s AI is seamlessly integrated throughout the iPhone’s operating system, it’s easy to miss certain functionalities, particularly as the company provided additional upgrades to Apple Intelligence in iOS 26. Nonetheless, the newly introduced live transcription feature is a true blessing for anyone who consistently records using the Voice Memos app, so let’s take a brief glance at its features.
