After a few years of rumors about the feature, Apple added live translated captions to FaceTime in iOS 26, allowing one-on-one calls to display real-time subtitles spanning languages. Here's where
After a few years of rumors about the feature, Apple added live translated captions to FaceTime in iOS 26, allowing one-on-one calls to display real-time subtitles spanning languages. Here's where to find live translation in FaceTime, and how it came to be.

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Live translation in FaceTime is a big new feature, but many users don't even know it's there. That's because Apple doesn't make it clear or easy to find as a translation option.

Plus, the translation feature isn't found under Apple Intelligence settings or FaceTime menus where you might expect it. Instead, it's tucked away inside Live Captions, an accessibility feature that's been around for years.

Consequently even people who use the accessibility features may not have had reason to spot this new addition. But it's worth knowing about, because it is a boon in so many different situations, and while there are still limitations, Apple has implemented it well.


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