Some of Apple's latest features aren't restricted to new hardware, like the new Live Translation feature for AirPods that relies on the H2 chip and Apple Intelligence on an iPhone.

AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 will both gain Live Translation thanks to their H2 processor. Of course, users will still need to have an iPhone capable of running Apple Intelligence updated to iOS 26.

Practically, this means the iPhone 15 Pro and newer.

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Live Translation will automatically translate the set language when it is detected after being activated. Apple showed the gesture is a simple pinch on both stems at the same time.

There are only a few languages available at launch, and some won't be coming to the EU as a whole, for now.

  • English (US, UK)
  • French (France, not in EU)
  • Spanish (Spain, not in EU)
  • German
  • Portuguese (Brazil)

The iOS 26 update will be available to the public on September 15. AirPods Pro 3 ship with the feature enabled, and older models will get a software update around the same time as the iOS release.