Granted, this new AirPod ability will still heavily rely on the Translate app; thus, you’ll still have to have your iPhone in hand. In this way, it’s more of an extension of your iPhone’s live-translation feature rather than a new AirPod feature … but it’s still cool nonetheless.

Both earbuds boast ANC and features like spatial audio, but there are significant differences in performance, price, and design. Here's how to pick.

There’s no mention in the report of whether the new feature will be limited to AirPods Pro models, for instance, or will also arrive for the recently updated entry-level earbuds

Yet again, Apple is at the forefront innovation. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is reportedly working on a groundbreaking new feature for AirPods that would enable real-time, in-person translation of conversations.

Apple’s AirPods 4 are available in two different versions: one with ANC active noise cancellation and support for MagSafe