Twitter rolls out automatic captions feature for videos

In a major update, Twitter has rolled out a much-awaited automatic captions feature for videos, the company announced Wednesday.

According to Twitter, auto-captions will be available globally on iOS, Android, and the web in “most languages.” The auto-captions feature currently supports 37 languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, German, Tamil and many more.

The company in a post shared that Twitter users can see captions appear automatically while watching a muted video on mobile.

“Where are video captions when you need them? They’re here now automatically on videos uploaded starting today,” it wrote in a tweet.

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

For Android and iOS: Auto-captions will show on muted tweet videos; keep them on when unmuted via your device’s accessibility settings.

For web use the “CC” button to turn on/off captions.

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The social media company recently added many noteworthy changes to its platform and Twitter Spaces.

The micro-blogging social media application stated that they are updating their current private information policy and expanding its scope to include “private media.”