If you both have a pair of Apple AirPods linked to iPhones, you could tap into a new feature set to arrive later this year that makes talking back and forth seamless: live translation. According to a Bloomberg report from earlier this week,

Apple is planning a new AirPods feature that allows the earbuds to live-translate an in-person conversation into another language. People familiar with the new feature tell Bloomberg News that the new translation tool will be tied to iOS 19, the coming update to Apple’s mobile-operating system.

Apple Inc is planning a new AirPods feature that allows the earbuds to live-translate an in-person conversation into another language, according to people with knowledge of the matter.