Right around the time Apple added live language translation to its AirPods, my Spanish-speaking mother-in-law flew in to visit. The timing was perfect to put this new feature to the test. I got an A in Spanish 2 in high school, but hardly speak enough to keep up in conversation.

Live language translation, in which Siri feeds a delayed translation of what's being said into your earbuds, works on the new AirPods Pro 3 along with last year's AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 . You also need to have them paired to an iPhone running the latest iOS 26 software with Apple Intelligence.

My mother-in-law is bilingual and speaks English perfectly, but Spanish is her preferred language. She'll often jump into Spanish first when speaking to my husband -- and that meant this was my big moment!

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