Google Pixel Tips and Tricks: How to live caption your videos and calls in Pixel 5?

Live Caption is a great accessibility feature in Android, displaying text alongside videos and now phone calls so you can read what’s being said as well as (or instead of) listening.

The video subtitling is available on all Pixel phones (except the original 2016 Pixel) including the latest Pixel 5 phones and other “selected” Android devices, but at the moment call subtitles are a Pixel exclusive.

How to live caption your videos and calls?

You can configure the feature by going to Sound then Live Caption in Settings on your Pixel 5.

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Moreover, you can turn live captioning on or off, and change the way that you access it.

By default, tapping the up or down volume button to show the volume controls also shows a Live Caption button that you can use to show or hide captions on the screen.