iOS 26 will offer yet another reason to wear AirPods all day long

I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed my use of AirPods steadily increasing over time. And with iOS 26, Apple plans to offer yet another reason to never take your AirPods off thanks to an AI feature: live translation. Live translation in iOS 26 will make AirPods even more useful When AirPods first launched, they felt like a futuristic, wireless version of earbuds—but not much more. Over time, thanks to features like Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness, and more, AirPods started becoming more like augmented reality devices for your ears. Then in iOS 18.1, AirPods Pro 2 added Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection features that offered even more reason to wear AirPods constantly. In iOS 26, yet another upgrade will continue that trend. Per Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing a live translation feature for AirPods powered by Apple Intelligence. Here’s how it will work: If an English speaker is hearing someone talk in Spanish, the iPhone will translate t ... Read full article.