# 🌍 What languages does AirPods Pro 3 Live Translation support?

*Published: 2026-03-04 | Updated: 2026-03-04 | Source: https://shopsavvy.com/answers/what-languages-does-airpods-pro-3-live-translation-support*

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## Product: AirPods Pro 3
**Brand:** Apple

Live Translation on AirPods Pro 3 currently works with nine languages. Here's the full list and how to use it.

## Languages You Can Use Right Now

- **Chinese** (Mandarin, both simplified and traditional)
- **English** (US and UK)
- **French**
- **German**
- **Italian**
- **Japanese**
- **Korean**
- **Portuguese** (Brazilian)
- **Spanish** (Spain)

More languages are coming by the end of the year.

## How It Actually Works

Someone speaks to you in French. Your AirPods translate it to English and you hear it in your ears. That simple.

When you want to respond, you have two choices:
1. Talk normally and your translated words play through your iPhone's speaker
2. Hold up your iPhone and it shows what you're saying written in their language

## Getting It Set Up

Head to Settings, tap your AirPods name, find Translation, and download whatever languages you need. This has to be done beforehand because translation happens on your device (no cloud, which is good for privacy).

## What You Need

- AirPods Pro 3 with current firmware
- iPhone 15 Pro or newer
- iOS 26 or later
- Apple Intelligence turned on

## How to Start Translating

Pick whichever way is easiest:
- Open the Translate app and tap Live
- Press and hold both AirPods stems at the same time
- Use the Translate button in Control Center
- Just ask Siri to "Start Live Translation"

## Pro Tip for Noisy Places

If you're somewhere loud, hold your iPhone closer to the other person. The phone's mics will help the AirPods hear them better.

## Not Just for Pro 3

By the way, this feature also works on AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with ANC. It's not Pro 3 exclusive, just needs the latest firmware.

[See AirPods Pro 3 prices](https://shopsavvy.com/products/f3309e0d-c182-c417-9072-e858c3e9d67d) at various retailers.

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*Where this comes from: This answer is based on ShopSavvy's product database, real-time pricing from thousands of retailers, and analysis of user reviews to give you a well-rounded picture.*