Apple Secretly Working on AirPod Feature That Translates Speech in Real-Time

It's late to the party, but behind the scenes, Bloomberg reports that Apple is secretly working on a new feature for its AirPods that could translate face-to-face conversations in real-time. The live translation tech will be tied to iOS 19, Apple's upcoming update to its operating system used on the iPhone and other mobile devices, which is anticipated to be one of its most dramatic software overhauls in the company's history, according to more Bloomberg reporting. The release of iOS 19 is expected to be sometime this year. Apple's translation feature, as reported, could facilitate in-person conversations between, using the example provided by Bloomberg, an English speaker using AirPods, and a Spanish speaker. Paired with an iPhone, the English interlocutor would hear the Spanish speech translated into their native tongue through the AirPods. Then when they respond, the iPhone would play a Spanish translation of what they said through the device's speakers. And voila: language barri ... Read full article.