Twitter has finally implemented automatic captions for videos on mobile and web

Automatic captions for videos are now available on Twitter. On Wednesday, December 15, the much-anticipated functionality began rolling out globally for iOS, Android, and the Web. Currently, 37 languages are supported by the auto-captions feature.

Because translation is not yet available on Twitter, the captions will appear in the language of the device used to upload the video in the first place. On both iOS and Android, auto captions will appear on muted videos.

Desktop users, on the other hand, have the ability to turn them on and off. Hearing-impaired users can now watch videos on Twitter with auto-captions enabled, allowing them to interact with more people on the platform.

On December 15, the Twitter Support team tweeted about the new update. The company confirmed that automatic video subtitles will be available to all users starting today on Android, iOS, and the web. As previously stated, the new feature allows Twitter users to see captions appear automatically while watching a muted video on mobile. Twitter’s auto-captions are currently available in over 30 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Hindi, Tamil, and many others.

Where are video captions when you need them? They’re here now automatically on videos uploaded starting today.

Android & iOS: auto-captions will show on muted Tweet videos; keep them on when unmuted via your device’s accessibility settings
Web: use the “CC” button to turn on/off pic.twitter.com/IHJAI31IvX

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 14, 2021

Twitter notes that auto-captions will now appear on muted videos on iOS and Android, and that you can view auto-caption text after turning off your device’s sound by tapping the CC button on the desktop.

Recently, the social media company made a number of notable changes to its platform and Twitter Spaces. With the release of Twitter Card previews on Android, iOS, and the Web, it has collaborated with Instagram to make cross-posting easier. Twitter has also added a new privacy-related feature that allows users to unfollow a follower without blocking them. When a Twitter user unfollows someone, the user’s tweets will no longer appear in their timeline. The Web version is currently available.