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TL;DR Samsung currently offers a real-time Interpreter mode on Galaxy Buds models for translating speech.
Once started, users can pinch the stems on their Buds 3 to pause or resume translation.
With the Buds 4, Samsung appears to be upgrading Interpreter to let you initiate a translation session through that same pinch gesture.
With December now upon us, 2026 is right around the corner, and the new year is set to bring us all manner of new product launches. One of the first we’ll be looking forward to is Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series, but we’ve got more than just phones on our radar, as we’re also anticipating Samsung’s next generation of Galaxy Buds earbuds. We’ve already taken an early look at the Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro design, as well as previewed some animations showing off new Buds 4 functionality. And now we’ve got some more of that to share with you.
We don’t get an animation this time around, but instead find this new imagery in a One UI 8.5 leak that appears to demonstrate a new pinch-and-hold gesture for launching the live-translation Interpreter mode — Just like Apple supports on the AirPods Pro.
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Now, if you’re about to mention that the Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro already offer “real-time Interpreter” mode, you’re not wrong — and it even supports stem-pinch controls for pausing and resuming. But what we’re seeing here looks like something with an important distinction.
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