β€œLive Translation with AirPods is not available if you are in the EU and your Apple Account Country or Region is also in the EU”

Why is it that I keep buying products from this shitty company?

https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

iOS and iPadOS 26 - Feature Availability

iOS and iPadOS have so many amazing features. Find out which ones are available on iPhone and iPad in your country or region.

Apple

@simonbs @monkeydom it is a shitty company because they don’t immediate managed to fulfill your urgent need for instant live translation in your ear, magic like the babel fish in a product you don’t need to buy? Reminds me of Louis CK.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oTcAWN5R5-I

Louis CK Sitting In A Chair In The Sky

YouTube

@Malik @simonbs what a rebuttal O_o. The shittyness in terms of their stance against the EU and Market regulations is very well documented and apparent, and It is no stretch to also inply malicous intent.

It might be that there is a more direct reason for this move particular move though, I give you that.

@monkeydom @simonbs ofc you absolutely have a point about them being extremely adamant about keeping their gold mines working to the degree of even self harming the company