AirPods Live Translation: UK Availability, EU Restriction

AirPods Live Translation: UK Availability, EU Restriction

Regulation limits access in Europe.

By Robin Mitchell, 13-10-2025

Apple’s latest update to the AirPods 3 introduces real-time translation, an impressive blend of on-device signal processing and cloud-based AI.

However, while the feature works in the UK, it’s blocked in the EU due to regulatory barriers.

This reveals a growing gap between technical capability and legal deployment, and raises important questions for product teams.

Apple has a long history of shaping how we interact with technology, from the early Macintosh to the iPhone and iPod, and more recently the M-series processors.

Apple transformed personal computing and operating systems, redefined portable devices and media consumption, and shifted expectations for desktop performance.

Author's summary: AirPods 3 introduces real-time translation.

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