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iOS 26.1 Adds New Apple Intelligence Languages and Expands AirPods Live Translation

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With iOS 26.1, Apple Intelligence is gaining support for additional languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.

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Apple announced plans to expand the languages that can be used with ‌Apple Intelligence‌ last year, and now the added language support is here. ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is now available in the following languages:

  • English (U.S.)
  • English (Australia)
  • English (Canada)
  • English (New Zealand)
  • English (U.K.)
  • English (South Africa)
  • English (India)
  • English (Singapore)
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Danish (iOS 26.1)
  • Dutch (iOS 26.1)
  • Norwegian (iOS 26.1)
  • Portuguese (Portugal) (iOS 26.1)
  • Swedish (iOS 26.1)
  • Turkish (iOS 26.1)
  • Chinese (Traditional) (iOS 26.1)
  • Vietnamese

The iOS 26.1 update also adds more languages that work with AirPods Live Translation, including Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (both Mandarin Traditional and Simplified).

iOS 26.1 is available for developers right now, but Apple will likely expand it to public beta testers in the coming weeks.

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Top Rated Comments

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msz95
9 months ago
It is very funny why Apple Intelligence still isn’t available in Polish ? The country with almost 40 millions of people hasn’t Siri and Apple AI in polish language. That’s abnormal. I Think Polish is simplier than Vietnamese or few asian languages :mad:
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freezah
9 months ago
Thank you, Apple, for finally adding the Polish language to Siri after 14 years… not
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Coizu
9 months ago

Germany counts as one, France counts as two and Poland would count as three. So, as long as it’s not in Poland (or anywhere else in the EU) they avoid gatekeeper fines.:)
That completely ignores that Spain and Italy exist.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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skoops
9 months ago

Apple Intelligence is ONLY available in Germany and France in the EU.
This is incorrect.
Sent from an iPhone with Apple Intelligence from the EU (not Germany or France)
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cigz
9 months ago

I mean, blame the DMA? It states that before any device/service can be designated a gatekeeper, it has to be offered in 3 or more member countries. Germany counts as one, France counts as two and Poland would count as three. So, as long as it’s not in Poland (or anywhere else in the EU) they avoid gatekeeper fines.

Sounds to me like the folks in charge knew how it would affect how companies invest, so they specifically made sure that Germany and France would still get their tech. And the rep in Poland signed off on this. :)
Are you one of those people that think Europe is a country?
Macrumors literally gave you a list with supported languages (before 26.1) and except German and French there's also Italian and Spanish.
So not sure what's your point with the "gatekeeper fines for 3 or more EU members" when Apple AI is available for every EU country, just not in every language and with 26.1 they're adding even more supported languages.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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johannnn
9 months ago
YAY!

/swedish
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