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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
WWDC 2025: A new world for iMessage and phone calls
Apple just announced a host of new changes coming to Messages, voicemail, and more at its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference. From attacking spam callers and texts — which have been rampant in the last few months — to making emojis more customizable, Apple's WWDC is full of improvements and new features for connecting with family, friends, lovers, and even enemies. Here's what the tech giant announced at WWDC 2025 for Messages and more: SEE ALSO: Apple WWDC 2025 keynote event: live updates Credit: WWDC 2025 Apple is improving its Call Screening feature by making its voicemail-based system even more robust. Now, when someone calls you, you'll immediately see a message describing who's on the other line — so you can decide if you want to pick up as soon as the first ring sounds. iMessage is also getting more robust on-device spam detection. With this new feature, you can ask for more info and mark that messages are coming from unknown senders, then put them all in their own folder. Credit: WWDC 2025 Darin Adler, the Vice President of Internet Technologies at Apple, announced that you can put your phone calls on hold now. Google Pixel can already do this. SEE ALSO: Google's 'hold for me' feature makes the digital assistant wait on your calls Credit: WWDC 2025 Fans of WhatsApp's customizable backgrounds will be happy to hear that feature is finally available on iMessage. Users can change the background of their shared spaces in Messages with their own photos or a picture from Apple Intelligence. Plus, group chats will have Apple Cash and group typing indicators (huge for Slack fans). Credit: WWDC 2025 We've been hoping for this chaotic update, and now it's here: polls. You can ask a group chat exactly what dates or times work for a hang out, which outfit is the best option to wear going out, or who really wore it best at the 2025 Tony Awards. Credit: WWDC The director of input experience at Apple, Leslie Ikemoto, announced that you can combine two emojis in Genmoji and you can describe an addition you'd like to see on an existing Genmoji to create your own personalized emojis. You can even change the expression of a Genmoji's face. Credit: WWDC 2025 Live Translation is now integrated into Messages, FaceTime, and Phone. It can be used to automatically translate your messages, video captions, phone calls, and even lyric translation and pronunciation guides for songs.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Apple introduces live translation across Messages, FaceTime, and Phone at WWDC 25
Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls. 'Live translation can translate conversation on the fly,' Leslie Ikemoto, Apple's director of input experience, said Monday during the WWDC event. The translation feature is 'enabled by Apple Built models that run entirely on your device so your personal conversations stay personal.' In Messages, Live Translation will automatically translate text for you as you type and deliver it in your preferred language. Similarly, when the person you're texting responds, each text can be instantly translated. When catching up on FaceTime, Apple's translation feature will provide live captions. And on a phone call -- whether you're talking to an Apple user or not -- your words can be translated as you talk, and the translation is spoken out loud for the call recipient. As the person you're speaking to responds in their own language, you'll hear a spoken translation of their voice. 'For developers, it's easy to enable live translation for calls within your communication apps with a new API,' Ikemoto said. Apple did not yet share how many languages this would be available in. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at
TechCrunch
3 days ago
- TechCrunch
Apple introduces live translation across Messages, FaceTime, and Phone at WWDC 25
Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls. 'Live translation can translate conversation on the fly,' Leslie Ikemoto, Apple's director of input experience, said Monday during the WWDC event. The translation feature is 'enabled by Apple Built models that run entirely on your device so your personal conversations stay personal.' In Messages, Live Translation will automatically translate text for you as you type and deliver it in your preferred language. Similarly, when the person you're texting responds, each text can be instantly translated. When catching up on FaceTime, Apple's translation feature will provide live captions. And on a phone call – whether you're talking to an Apple user or not – your words can be translated as you talk, and the translation is spoken out loud for the call recipient. As the person you're speaking to responds in their own language, you'll hear a spoken translation of their voice. 'For developers, it's easy to enable live translation for calls within your communication apps with a new API,' Ikemoto said. Apple did not yet share how many languages this would be available in.
Engadget
3 days ago
- Engadget
Apple introduces AI-powered live translation tools at WWDC 2025
Apple had a lot to say about iOS 26 at WWDC 2025. Translation will be a hallmark of the new Apple Intelligence features coming to the iPhone operating system next year. During this year's annual showcase at Cupertino, the team revealed that it is adding live translation of calls and texts, with integration into the Messages, Phone and FaceTime apps. The translations are spoken aloud and also appear written out in the original language. Leslie Ikemoto noted that live translations will also be available even when communicating with a non-Apple smartphone. Apple added some translation features to Siri all the way back in iOS 11 , then launched its own dedicated Translate app as part of iOS 14. Those capabilities will now be more thoroughly baked into the iPhones' operating system as part of the Apple Intelligence suite. This story is developing, please refresh for updates.
