T-Mobile is taking a significant accessibility step, essentially by eliminating the tax that has long kept high-end AI features locked behind expensive hardware and software subscriptions.
I’m specifically pointing at live translation — something that T-Mobile is now unlocking for users on its network.
The carrier giant says it is the first to integrate a real-time agentic AI platform directly into a wireless network. This integration should now allow it to “bring new capabilities straight to customers — without new devices, subscriptions, or app downloads.”
The first feature to come out of the integration is Live Translation, which, as its name suggests, will give you real-time translations during phone calls.
The feature supports 50+ languages. Find all supported languages listed below:
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Afrikaans |
Macedonian |
English |
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Swahili |
Polish |
Estonian |
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Belarusian |
Romanian |
Finnish |
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Bosnian |
Russian |
German |
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Bulgarian |
Serbian |
Icelandic |
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Croatian |
Slovak |
Norwegian |
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Czech |
Slovene |
Swedish |
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Hungarian |
Ukrainian |
Catalan |
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Latvian |
Danish |
French |
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Lithuanian |
Dutch |
Galician |
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Hindi |
Kannada |
Italian |
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Marathi |
Nepali |
Portuguese |
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Tamil |
Urdu |
Romanian |
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Arabic |
Armenian |
Spanish |
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Azerbaijani |
Greek |
Hebrew |
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Kazakh |
Persian |
Turkish |
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Chinese |
Indonesian |
Japanese |
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Korean |
Malay |
Tagalog |
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Vietnamese |
Thai |
Māori, Welsh |
Join the beta now!
You don’t need any separate apps, sign-ins, or dedicated hardware for the feature to work. Live Translation “works on any T-Mobile network phone you use, from flip phones to smartphones. Because the technology is part of our network, it even works when you call a landline.”
The only requirement is that at least one person on the call needs to be on T-Mobile’s network. So if you’re not a T-Mobile customer, but the person you’re talking to is, they can enable Live Translation for your call.
The feature is currently in beta, and as is the case with beta features, it is limited to a portion of T-Mobile’s userbase. Registration for the beta is limited to T‑Mobile postpaid members, at least for now. ‘
Registrations are open as of today, Wednesday, February 11, via the T-Life app or through t-mobile.com/live-translation. Once you’re enrolled, you’ll be able to activate/deactivate Live Translation by dialing *87* while on a call.
Live Translation built into the network is indeed a novel solution to a major communication problem. Whether other US carrier follow suit remains to be seen.
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