Apple’s new live translation feature for AirPods won’t be available in the EU at launch

One of the headlining features of Apple’s caller AirPods Pro 3 was the quality to construe incoming audio successful existent time, but it seems the diagnostic won’t enactment successful the European Union astatine launch.

On its official page detailing the features disposable connected iOS 26, the institution said EU residents oregon those with EU Apple IDs won’t beryllium capable to usage unrecorded translation, which is powered by Apple Intelligence and volition besides beryllium coming to AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2.

According to Apple, the hold is owed to interoperability requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The institution noted that different ineligible requirements astir idiosyncratic information extortion were not a origin here.

Apple had to delay the merchandise of immoderate AI features successful the EU owed to these regulations past year, with users successful the EU getting entree to immoderate features only successful March 2025.

Updated aft work to adhd Apple’s comment.