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Watch videos with the sound off
Live Caption, step by step on Samsung and Pixel phones.
Why it helps
Your phone writes subtitles for any video, voice note or call as it plays, even offline, so you can follow along on a quiet train.
What you'll notice
A caption box appears over anything that is talking, in any app.
When to use it
When you want to watch something without sound, then turn on Live Caption from the volume controls.
How to set it up
Pick your phone.
Samsung Galaxy
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Hearing enhancements
- Live Caption
- Open Settings, then "Accessibility" and "Hearing enhancements"
- Tap "Live Caption" and turn it on
- Play a video with the sound low to see the captions
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
Google Pixel
- Settings
- Accessibility
- Live Caption
- Press a volume button and tap the captions icon in the volume panel
- Or open Settings, "Accessibility", "Live Caption" and turn it on
- Play a video with the sound low to see the captions
Taken from the phone maker's own help pages.
How to undo it
Tap the captions icon in the volume panel again, or switch Live Caption off in Accessibility.
Labels can differ. Menu names and their order vary between models and can change with a system update. If a step doesn't match your phone, search Settings for the feature name or one of its other names: subtitles, captions, closed captions, auto captions.