The Miami resident explained that he purchased the new AirPods specifically for their translation feature but quickly learned there was a catch. So just an FYI, peeps.”In the caption, he said he wanted to give people a “little heads up because I didn’t know.”What Is Apple’s New Live Translation Feature? Live Translation only works with any iPhone that can run Apple Intelligence, so you’ll need an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any model from the iPhone 16 or iPhone 17 lineups. So if you have a regular iPhone 15 (not Pro), you’re also out of luck, Engadget explained. For the AirPods themselves, you need models with Apple’s H2 chip, which includes AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Pro 3.