How To Enable Live Caption On Android And Change Settings
In 2019, Google announced Live Captions, which as the name hints, is a feature that generates captions in real-time for the speech from a variety of sources on a device. This isn't the only type of accessibility feature that tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft include in their products that allow them to be accessible by everyone. Some of these features are on a hardware level, while many of them are built into the software experience.
Live Caption is one of the multiple accessibility features available on Android. Another is Live Transcribe which is similar to Live Caption but transcribes live conversations. Sound Amplifier also helps people hear more clearly by amplifying certain sounds, such as voices, to their connected Bluetooth audio device. However, unlike Live Caption, which is built into the machine, Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier are apps that users must download onto the device.
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Live Caption is available on smartphones and tablets running Android 10 and above. The best thing about the feature is that it doesn't require an internet connection to work as the audio processing for the transcription is done on the device, so there is no data being sent to Google or even stored. This is important for privacy as the feature works with phone and video calls which can sometimes include private information. Unfortunately, since it was announced, Live Caption is only available in English, but Google has said more languages will be supported in the future.
Turning on Live Caption is pretty straightforward. All the user has to do is press either of the volume buttons and select the icon below the on-screen volume control. It looks like a text
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