To get around this, Google Assistant alerts everyone at the beginning of the call that the conversation will be transcribed in real-time by Live Captions. Of course, if someone doesn’t wish to be recorded, they don’t have to take the call. It’s illegal to record a phone call without first informing everyone that they are being recorded. Legal concerns had delayed the Caption Calls feature, as taking a screenshot during a call with Live Captions enabled is virtually the same as recording a phone call. Language allows you to change language from English (when available), Hide Profanity hides swears, Show Sound Labels shows labels for laughter, applause, and music, and there’s also an option to Caption Calls, which you can change to Always, Never, or Ask Every Time. There are some additional settings here that may prove interesting for many. Step 2: Toggle the Live Caption option to turn Live Caption on. Step 1: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Live Caption. We used a Google Pixel 3a XL running Android 11 for this guide. Turning on Live Caption on a Google Pixel Here’s how to turn on Live Caption on a Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phone. Your phone won’t come with Live Caption turned on by default, so you’ll need to jump through a couple of hoops to get it set up - but it’s a relatively painless experience, so don’t be intimidated. Sounds good? It is! While everyone won’t have access to it, Live Caption is available on a wider range of devices than ever before, being available on Google’s own Pixels and Samsung devices running Android 11. You don’t need to have an internet connection for this to work, and it doesn’t send any data to Google - everything is handled locally on the phone. It even works with videos or audio files you’ve recorded yourself. Live Caption can automatically add captions to any video, podcast, or audio message on your phone.

Fitbit Versa 3Īndroid 10‘s Live Caption was one of that version’s headline announcements - and now, the extremely helpful feature is available on a wide range of Android devices as part of Android 11.

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