### Apple AirPods Pro 3: Live Translation Feature Detailed
Apple has recently launched the AirPods Pro 3, which include an intriguing new feature: Live Translation. Nevertheless, users of earlier versions, like the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, can also enable this feature via a software update.
#### Compatibility Requirements
To take advantage of the Live Translation feature, users must have appropriate AirPods. However, it is crucial to understand that the feature does not function natively on the AirPods themselves. Instead, it depends on a connected iPhone for execution. Specifically, an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, operating on iOS 26, is necessary, as Apple Intelligence powers the translation features.
Even those with the latest AirPods Pro 3 will need a relatively current iPhone for the Live Translation feature to operate effectively.
#### Supported Languages
At its debut, Live Translation offers support for a select range of languages, which includes English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Apple has revealed intentions to broaden language capabilities later this year, adding Italian, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.
#### How Live Translation Functions
To enable Live Translation, users can activate a dedicated mode by pressing the stems of both AirPods at the same time. The microphones will listen for dialogue in a different language during conversations. The device then translates the spoken language into the user’s language and relays it through the AirPods.
While this feature mainly supports one-sided conversations unless both parties possess compatible AirPods, Apple has supplied an alternative solution. Users can present a transcript of their translated remarks on their iPhone, allowing the other individual to read the reply in their native language while listening to the translation via the AirPods.
In conclusion, Apple’s Live Translation feature improves communication across language barriers, making it available not just to new AirPods Pro 3 users, but also to those with earlier models, as long as they have the appropriate iPhone.
