Live translation: Apple is to bring the Airpods-Pro function to the EU

The suspicion has been confirmed: The new live translation for the Airpods Pro does not come to the EU and Germany for the time being due to the interoperability requirements of the Digital Market Act (DMA). Heise found this online from informed circles. The good news, however, is that Apple apparently does everything possible to change that soon. At least there is hope that – as before, for example, the Apple Intelligence in general – there is still the green light.

Apple himself does not officially comment on the reasons and the further procedure. On request, a spokesman referred On a support documentfrom which it shows that the function is not available if the user is in the EU and is also the country or region of its Apple account in the EU. The discovery of the passage had caused disillusionment among EU users after the feature of the feature that took place during the Apple event on Tuesday. The announced support of the German language gave many hope that the function will be available immediately in the EU.

This is how the EU situation has an effect

Specifically, the current regulation means that, for example, an American with Apple account in the home country could also use the function in the EU during a European vacation. This should also apply to a German who is in the USA – despite German accounts. But if you want to use the live translation as a German in the EU area, you cannot use it. That would be analogous to the regulation that already exists in iPhone Mirroring. During a stay in the United States, we were able to use the remote control of the iPhone via the Mac despite a German Apple ID. As soon as we had reached the European mainland again, the function was closed again.

Interoperability is a hot iron between Apple and the EU. At the beginning of the year, the EU Commission had made extensive requirements for the iPhone manufacturer, as it had to open up to smartwatches, GPS watches, headphones and mixed reality headsets of other manufacturers. In the event of a violation, the California threatens sensitive punishments. Apple warns of the forced opening. In addition to negative effects on the safety of the devices, bureaucracy slow down the company’s innovative strength.