Apple's new Live Translation tool for AirPods was one of many announcements that piqued our excitement during the iPhone 17 launch event earlier this week. But if you're based in the EU, you should temper your expectations about its imminent availability.

It seems that European users, despite living in a region of rich linguistic diversity, will not have access to this feature. According to Apple's feature accessibility listings , first spotted by MacRumors : "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."

Fear not if you're visiting an EU country from the US, UK or elsewhere and were hoping to make use of this feature to navigate conversations during your travels. Live translation will be available

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