Apple is introducing live translations powered by Apple Intelligence for messaging, FaceTime and phone calls.
“Live translation allows you to translate conversations on the fly,” Apple’s Director of Input Experiences Leslie Ikemoto said Monday at the WWDC 2025 event. The translation feature is “enabled by an Apple build model that runs fully on the device, so personal conversations remain personal.”
In a message, live translation will automatically translate text when you type and stream in your preferred language. Similarly, each text can be translated instantly when the person sending the text message responds.
When you catch up with FaceTime, Apple’s translation features provide live captions. And on the phone – whether you’re talking to an Apple user or not, your words can be translated when you speak, and the translation is spoken loudly for the call recipient. You will hear the spoken translation of their voices as the person you are speaking will respond in your own language.
“For developers, live translation of calls within communications apps can be easily enabled using the new API,” says Ikemoto.
Apple has not yet shared the number of languages this is available.