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Apple’s Live Translation Tool Won’t Be Available to EU-Based AirPods Owners

If you’re just visiting Europe from outside the EU, you’re good to go.

Apple’s new Live Translation tool for AirPods was one of many announcements that piqued our excitement during the iPhone 17 launch event earlier this week. But if you’re based in the EU, you should temper your expectations about its imminent availability.

It seems that European users, despite living in a region of linguistic diversity, will not have access to this feature. According to Apple’s feature accessibility listings, first spotted by MacRumors: «Live Translation with AirPods is not available if you are in the EU and your Apple Account Country or Region is also in the EU.»


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Fear not if you’re visiting an EU country from the US, UK or elsewhere and were hoping use this feature to navigate conversations during your travels. Live translation will be available for you to use but your new European acquaintances won’t be as fortunate.

Apple has to tread a careful line in the EU when it comes to introducing new features in the region due to the Digital Markets Act, under which the company is a designated «gatekeeper.» Already this year, the company has had to delay the introduction of other tools and features that will be available with iOS 26, including listing «visited places» with its Maps app.

For everyone outside of the EU, Live Translation will be available on the new AirPods Pro 3, as well as existing AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 models. It will be able to translate between English (US and UK), French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Hurry to Nab the Baseus Bowie MH1 Headphones for Over Half Off With This Early Black Friday Deal

This deal drops the price of this premium pair to just $47, but this discount ends soon.

High-quality noise-canceling headphones can cost a pretty penny, especially if you are after adaptive ANC, all-day comfort, and a reliable battery life. Most options with all these features sit well over $100, but we just found a way to score a premium pair for less than $50.

Amazon has a solid early Black Friday deal on the Baseus Bowie MH1 headphones. You can get them for 20% off right now, which drops the price to $80. But stack that with the $25 on-page coupon and use the promo code 8JWTGEUN at checkout, and you slash another $33 off. That brings the final price down to just $47, which is a steal considering all the features you are going to enjoy.

The headphones come with cloud-soft protein leather earcups with resilient memory foam for cloud-like comfort. The pair is capable of blocking up to 99.8% of noise with –48 dB deep noise cancellation, and it adapts to your surroundings as needed.

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The 36mm drivers and full-range LCP diaphragms give you clear, rich sound no matter what you listen to. In addition, with Baseus Immersive Spatial Acoustics, the audio surrounds you for a more natural listening experience. For clearer calls, the headphones also pack 5-mic sound sensors with AI-powered voice enhancement and wind-noise reduction. You won’t have to repeat yourself constantly.

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