Cupertino (California): Apple on Monday announced that phone calls and messages can now be live-translated across languages, thanks to new features introduced under Apple Intelligence at its annual WWDC 2025 event.

The Live Translation tool, one of the most talked-about announcements, allows real-time translation in Messages, FaceTime, and even during phone calls, with spoken translations seamlessly delivered during conversations.

“The models that power Apple Intelligence are becoming more capable and efficient, and we’re integrating features in even more places across each of our operating systems,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering.

“We’re also taking the huge step of giving developers direct access to the on-device foundation model powering Apple Intelligence, allowing them to tap into intelligence that is powerful, fast, built with privacy, and available even when users are offline. We think this will ignite a whole new wave of intelligent experiences in the apps users rely on every day. We can’t wait to see what developers create,” he added.

Apple Intelligence features will be coming to eight more languages by the end of the year: Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (traditional), and Vietnamese.

Alongside Live Translation, Apple Intelligence will also power Genmoji creation, image generation with ChatGPT styles, and a first-of-its-kind Workout Buddy on Apple Watch. Developers will now be able to tap directly into Apple’s on-device foundational AI model to create fast, private, and intelligent experiences, even without internet access.