One of the headlining features of Apple’s newAirPods Pro 3was the ability to translate incoming audio in real time, but it seems the feature won’t work in the European Union at launch.
On itsofficial pagedetailing the features available on iOS 26, the company said EU residents or those with EU Apple IDs won’t be able to use live translation, which is powered by Apple Intelligence and will also be coming to AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2.
This is likely due to the EU’s stringent rules around user data protection, outlined in laws such as the GDPR and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), as well as theEU AI Act, which is currently being rolled out.
Apple had todelaythe release of some AI features in the EU due to these regulations last year, with users in the EU getting access to some featuresonly in March 2025.
Source: Techcrunch
