How to translate a Weverse live in real time
Weverse lives don't come with subtitles, and they don't wait for you. This guide shows how to put real-time Korean-to-English (or Chinese) captions on a Weverse livestream using Echo on iPhone — in about a minute, before your bias finishes saying hello.
How can I translate a Weverse live while watching on the same iPhone?
On iPhone or iPad with iOS 26+, open Echo, choose Audio mode and set Korean to English, Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese. Start Apple's Screen Broadcast, enable the floating caption overlay, then return to the Weverse live. Echo captions audio that the broadcast can capture; it is not a Weverse feature or an affiliated service.
Try a short stream before buying: Echo includes 5 free minutes per day. Protected media can block capture, and automated captions can be delayed or wrong. Echo does not bypass restrictions. The 3-day trial is on the weekly Echo Plus plan only; a one-time Day Pass gives 90 minutes valid for 24 hours.
What you need
- An iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 or later (a physical device — Screen Broadcast and the overlay do not run in the Simulator).
- The Weverse app, signed in.
- Echo, installed from the App Store. The free tier gives you 5 minutes of translation a day, which is enough to try this on a short live.
- An internet connection if your language pair uses cloud translation.
Step by step
- 1
Open Echo and choose Audio mode
Audio mode is the one that listens to another app rather than to the room. It's what you want for a livestream playing on the same phone.
- 2
Set your languages
Source: Korean. Target: English, 简体中文 or 繁體中文 — whichever you read fastest.
- 3
Start the Screen Broadcast
Tap start and confirm Apple's Screen Broadcast prompt. This is the iOS flow that lets Echo hear the audio of the app you're about to open. Echo only uses it for live translation.
- 4
Turn on the floating overlay
Enable the picture-in-picture caption window so subtitles stay on top once you leave Echo.
- 5
Switch to Weverse and open the live
Captions appear in the overlay as the idol speaks. Drag the overlay somewhere that doesn't cover their face.
- 6
Save the good lines
Translation history is stored locally on your device, so you can scroll back after the live ends, copy a line, or delete everything in one tap.
Why the names come out right
Echo ships a K-pop glossary of roughly 770 terms covering official idol names, group names and fandom vocabulary, plus Korean translation tuned for spoken livestream speech. That's the difference between a caption that reads like a fan wrote it and one that mangles your bias's name into a stranger's.
If it doesn't work
- No captions at all: check that the Screen Broadcast is still running — iOS stops it when you end it from Control Center.
- Silent stream: some apps and protected media block or mute capture through Screen Broadcast. Echo does not bypass DRM or app restrictions.
- Captions stop mid-live: you may have used your 5 free minutes for the day. Wait for the reset, try the weekly Echo Plus plan with a 3-day free trial, or buy a Day Pass for 90 minutes valid 24 hours.
- Overlay disappeared: reopen Echo and re-enable the picture-in-picture window.
Answers, before you ask.
Can I translate a Weverse live on iPhone?
Yes. Echo's Audio mode captures the app audio through iOS Screen Broadcast and shows real-time Korean subtitles in a floating overlay while Weverse keeps playing.
Does this work with Bubble and YouTube too?
Audio mode works with app audio captured through Screen Broadcast, so YouTube livestreams work the same way. For Bubble messages, Screen mode translates the on-screen text instead.
Is it free?
Echo includes 5 minutes of translation per day for free, with no account. Longer lives need Echo Plus (3-day free trial on the weekly plan) or a one-time Day Pass with 90 minutes valid for 24 hours.
Will Weverse know I'm translating?
Echo uses Apple's standard Screen Broadcast flow on your own device to caption what you are already watching. It does not modify Weverse or bypass its protections.