AirPods Pro 3 Live Translate will NOT work in the EU !

[ginkobiloba]

Just in case you’re getting the AP 3 for Live Translate and you’re in Europe… Don’t

Comment obtenir Apple Intelligence - Assistance Apple (FR)

Les fonctionnalités d’Apple Intelligence sont intégrées aux apps et aux expériences pour aider les utilisateurs et utilisatrices à communiquer, à s’exprimer et à accomplir leurs tâches. La disponibilité des fonctionnalités peut varier selon la plateforme, la langue et la région, comme indiqué.

support.apple.com

Live Translation with AirPods is not available if you are in the EU and your Apple Account Country or Region is also in the EU.

 

[ayephoner]

Do you know why?

 

[xJohnyyx]

Surely this is meant to send some kind of message to the European Commission and not due to any insurmountable legal issues.

 

[waw74]

When will Apple Intelligence be available… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

if they allow AppleAI in the EU, they would need to open it to outside developers because of the DMA. Meaning they would need to allow any developer to access all of the stuff that apple AI has access to in your personal account.

so translation is blocked because of "no AppleAI in the EU." It's not directly related to translation.

 

[DaniTheFox]

Nobody need this in the EU. They are all multilingual anyway.

 

[robvalentine]

Nobody need this in the EU. They are all multilingual anyway.

I was going to say it's probably most useful there due to all the different languages

 

[it wasnt me]

Nobody need this in the EU. They are all multilingual anyway.

Not really. But you come quite far with either German or French here.

 

[erihp]

Nobody need this in the EU. They are all multilingual anyway.

Is that not the same inverse argument?

'No one in the US needs this because everyone speaks English'.

I dont agree with you (or the inverse argument) by the way.

What pains me is that Apple AI will almost certainly need to be enabled for this to work which is a bummer.

 

[firewire9000]

Nobody need this in the EU. They are all multilingual anyway.

lol you say this if we were like 1 country and not that many people.