At the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020, Samsung announced the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra with many new features, and camera improvements. During the event, the company announced that the Live Caption feature will be available on the Galaxy S20 series.
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Now the Galaxy S20 series is getting Google’s Live Caption feature. This is announced by the official Twitter Android account. The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are the first non-Pixel smartphone to have the Live Caption feature.
Live Caption on #Android is rolling out to @SamsungMobile #GalaxyS20. No Wifi or cell phone data needed to automatically caption videos, podcasts, and audio messages. pic.twitter.com/X144CjaHcO
— Android (@Android) February 24, 2020
Google unveiled the Live Caption feature during Google I/O 2019 with the Google Pixel 4.
What is Live Caption?
With a single tap, Live Caption automatically captions media playing on your phone. Use it on videos, podcasts, and audio messages – even stuff you record yourself.
How to use Live Caption?
To turn Live Caption on or off:
- Press the volume button.
- Under the volume controls, tap Live Caption.
When Live Caption is turned on, captions appear whenever you have media playing on your device.
Tips for using Live Caption:
- Expand or contract the caption box: Double-tap.
- Move the caption box: Touch and hold, then drag up or down.
- Hide captions and turn off Live Caption: Drag the caption box off the bottom of your screen.
How to change Live Caption settings?
- Open your device’s Settings app.
- Tap Sound
Live Caption.
- Under Settings, view or change these settings:
- Turn Live Caption on or off.
- Hide or show profanity.
- Hide or show sound labels, such as laughter and applause.
- Hide or show the Live Caption icon in volume control.
Note: To change the caption size, style, and color, you can go to caption preferences.
Notes:
- When the media is playing, Live Caption uses more battery. Live Caption automatically turns off in battery saver mode.
- Captions are currently available for English only.
- Captions might be unavailable for some media since media providers can opt-out of sharing their audio stream with the phone’s operating system.
- Live Caption works best on audio with clear speech and low background noise.
- Live Caption doesn’t work on music, phone calls, or VOIP.
- Live Caption doesn’t use mobile data or an internet connection. All audio and captions are processed on the device and are never stored or sent to Google.
