How to Turn on Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy S9, S10, S20 (One UI 2.5)

If you have recently updated your Galaxy phone to Samsung One UI 2.5 based on Android 10 then you will definitely find and access Live Caption. One of the most interesting additions you’ll find on Android devices is Live Caption. First demonstrated at Google I/O 2019, the feature automatically transcribes on-device voice from video playback in real-time. When it launched, it was initially a Pixel 4 exclusive, but since then the capability has extended to older Pixel versions. The Galaxy S20 launched with Live Caption, and as One UI 2.5 rolls out it’s coming to more Samsung handsets now. So, in this guide, we are going to show you how to turn on Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy devices like S9, S10, Note 9, S20, and others running on One UI 2.5 based on Android 10.

Meanwhile, this feature makes use of the Android 10 API. It allows the audio to be automatically played on the device. However, several of the OEMs took their time to carry out this feature on their devices.

Live Caption is an amazing technology you can use to make real-time captions on your phone for videos, podcasts or even voice notes, all without sending Google any details. Not only is Live Caption useful when watching videos, but usability is even more critical.

How to Turn on Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy

Here, we will show you different ways to enable Live Caption on a Samsung Galaxy based on Android 10 (One UI 2.5):

Figure A: Turn on via Settings

• Go to the Settings app.
• Tap Accessibility.
• Select Hearing enhancements.
• Tap Live Caption.
• Turn on the Live Caption option.
• Toggle Hide profanity to automatically switch out profane words into asterisk symbols.

Figure B: Enable Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy Through Quick Settings:

• Swipe down twice the notification panel.
• Enable Live Caption.

Figure C: Enable Live Caption in Volume Control

• Press the Volume Down or up button.
• Tap the arrow button to expand the volume menu.
• Turn on Live Caption.

How to Use

Once you’ve enabled Live Caption, open a video you want to watch and you should immediately see the Live Caption overlay appear. In the meantime, you can also tap and drag the overlay to any position on the screen you want.

Use Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy

How to Turn off Live Caption on Samsung Galaxy

• Go to the Settings app.
• Tap Accessibility.
• Select Hearing enhancements.
• Tap Live Caption.
• Turn off the Live Caption option.

Final Words

These were the 3 ways to enable live caption on Samsung Galaxy devices running on One UI 2.5 based on Android 10. Live Caption is an especially useful feature if you’re hard to hear, deaf, or just looking to watch a video with no sound at all. It’s unfathomably precise when transcribing audio, and when you consider the fact that it does so in real-time, it’s only more appealing. Yeah, and it’s doing all of this on-line without connecting to the internet, and the transcribed subtitles are never submitted to Google. Click here to know more about One UI 2.5 features.

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