Google is expanding its real-time caption feature, Live Captions, from Pixel phones to users of Chrome browsers. The feature was first spotted by XDA Developers.

 

Live Captions utilizes machine learning to spontaneously create captions for videos or audio in its absence. This feature improves accessibility for people who have hearing issues or are deaf.

 

Live Captions will automatically appear in a small, moveable box at the bottom of the browser when enabled. The feature first appeared on Pixel phones in 2019.

Also read:

– Google Says Microsoft Is Sabotaging Its Efforts To support Journalism
– Google Maps Is Rolling Out The Ability To Edit Roads, Update Photos, And More
– Teenage Twitter Hacker Pleads Guilty To Bitcoin Scam To Serve Three Years

The caption will even appear when you mute your audio or turn your volume turned down. This makes it easier to watch videos or podcasts in noisy or crowded places. It will also mean you can better enjoy your videos where the volume will be disruptive say a library.

 

The Google Live Captions feature works on YouTube videos, Twitch streams, podcast players, and even music streaming services. To enable Live Captions, you have to update your browser to the latest version of Chrome. You can do this by from Settings. Then from the “Advanced” section, to “Accessibility,” and enable the feature.

 

Before now, alive captions were only available in some Pixel and Samsung phones. With Chrome, Live Captions will available to a much wider audience.

 

For now, the feature will only be able to detect and transcribe in English Language, it’s also expected that Google will expand it to other languages in time.

 

 

For your daily dose of tech, lifestyle, and trending content, make sure to follow Plat4om on Twitter @Plat4omLive, on Instagram @Plat4om, on LinkedIn at Plat4om, and on Facebook at Plat4om. You can also email us at info@techtalkwithtdafrica.com and join our channel on Telegram at Plat4om. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE.