The headphones come with Live Translation
Do they really? Or do they just play audio from an app on your phone, like any other pair of BT headphones?
this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2026
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Another notable addition in AirPods Max 2 is live language translation, a feature powered by artificial intelligence and designed to work along with compatible iPhones and other Apple devices. When activated, the headphones can translate conversations in real time, delivering translated speech directly through the ear cups.
Do those actually use phone hardware? Or is all the work done on a server?
It’s all done on device and works even if you’re offline.
To use Live Translation, you need to download the language the other person is speaking and the language you'd like to translate it to. Once the language models have been downloaded, all processing takes place on your iPhone, where all of your conversation data remains private.
I don't think I've tro d the very latest Google version of this, but when I did not too long ago it was too clunky and innacurate to actually use in a convenient way. I like the idea of it of course, but I have yet to see a usable version that works well. Maybe apple does a better job with it, but I'm skeptical.