Google Translate has launched significant updates for its Live Translate feature, enhancing both Android and iOS user experiences.

• Android users can now keep translation sessions running in the background, even when switching apps or locking the screen, a feature announced on September 4, 2026.
• Google introduced an update for iPhones that allows translated speech to be played directly through the phone's earpiece.
• This update improves usability for conversations and announcements in noisy environments, with Swahili and English listed among the over 70 supported languages for live audio translation.