Apple is developing an evolution of its air pods that can rotate linguistic boundaries. According to BloombergA software update planned for 2025, which is connected to iOS 19, allows the headphone to translate the conversation in real time, by seizing the speech, translating it and distinguishing it immediately. A vision that tamper with science fiction and remembers the fiction of the universal translator Star track.
IOS 19: Air Pods will soon translate in real time
The idea is not revolutionary. Google is already playing with its pixel buds in the courtyard, which has allowed immediate translation for many years. Google translation application, with its conversation function, offers a relatively slop fluid solution, though smartphones are needed.
In parallel, companies like Time Cattle or Waverley Labs offer simultaneous translation heads, adding artificial intelligence to better handle some linguistic nuances. Apple, by integrating this function into its air pods, looks like avoiding the addition of a third -party device to simplify the experience.
Behind this advance, a race of innovation where Apple tries to meet its delay. But if the competition is already well installed, it is not free from defects: sometimes understandable delays, translation errors, difficulty in translating cultural nuances. So the big question is whether Apple will make real improvement or if the company only follows the trend.
The challenges are numerous. Air pods are translated into real time through a fluid conversation between a Japanese and Brazilian? The image is beautiful, but it is still important that the technology comes after it. Late, tone, idioms … many obstacles that can turn experience into frustration rather than technical miracles.
At the same time, in the UK, Apple recently updated its Air Pods Pro 2 with hearing aid capabilities. This update allows you to use air pods as a hearing test and the need for additional devices.
In addition, the Air Pods 4, which are launched in September 2024, are now available in two versions: one with a standard and an active noise reduction. These models offer better sound quality, better sovereignty and compatible USB-C load case according to meg saf.
