Way back in June during WWDC 2025, Apple announced that Live Translation was coming with iOS 26, with the feature appearing in the FaceTime, Messages and Phone apps. As part of our iOS 26 beta testing, we've taken a look at live translation on the iPhone, and while Apple's version may not support as many languages as rival offerings at the moment, it feels more aesthetically engaging.

Additional real-time conversation translation features could be on the way, too, if an image found in the just-released iOS 26 developer beta 6 is anything to go by. As spotted by 9to5Mac, the image shows AirPods surrounded by text in English, French, German, and Portuguese.

It appears that you use a gesture where you press on the stems of both AirPods at the same time to trigger live translation. Apparentl

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