Fact · Languages and accents
Apple says words are translated as you type or speak in the Translate app's Conversation mode.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Words are translated as you type or speak.”
Translate in-person conversations with iPhone (iOS 27 User Guide), Apple, 2026, Translate an in-person conversation.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's note in the Conversation steps, describing the translation as it happens while the user types or speaks.
- What it does not show
- Apple does not describe how the delay between speech and translation varies with sentence length.