Mysk🇨🇦🇩🇪Sep 11, 2025

Live Translation with AirPods is not going to be available in the EU. This means that it doesn't use on-device AI model and the microphones forward everything to remote servers 🤯

UPDATE: Before this post goes out of control. The DMA can also be a reason why this feature is not available in the EU:

https://infosec.exchange/@hacksilon/115185978397645868

#Apple #privacy #infosec

Show threadMax Maass Sep 11, 2025
@mysk @GossiTheDog I would bet that this isn’t about GDPR but about the digital markets act, in which case on-device or off device doesn’t make a difference. Since they can’t offer the feature with 3rd party headphones, they say they can’t ship it at all. Same as with screen mirroring from iPhone to Mac. Wouldn’t use this announcement to infer anything about on- vs. Off-device.
Show threadZimmie

@hacksilon @mysk @GossiTheDog This is likely. Live Translation for Phone and FaceTime in iOS 26 supposedly runs locally on the phone (it specifically requires iPhone 15 or later), and it’s available in the EU.

The difference between that and Live Translation with AirPods is the additional device.

Sep 11, 2025 at 8:02pmWeb