The arrival of Google Chrome 89 was not the smoothest, but that means Mountain View made some adjustments to its browser, and one of the new features takes us to the accessibility section. There you'll find the brand-new automatic subtitles system, inherited from Pixel smartphones. In essence, it's a more complete version of live captions, compatible with YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, and other platforms. Would you like to know how to enable Chrome's automatic subtitles? Keep reading.
The original news dates back to the 2019 edition of Google I/O. There, the Mountain View giant presented its live captions prototype, capable of transcribing dialogue in a video with minimal delay. Initially, this technology was exclusive to Pixel devices with Android 10, and later Samsung and OnePlus models joined. However, that exclusivity has come to an end. With the release of the latest update for Google Chrome that brings it to version 89, automatic subtitles are now an official part of the desktop browser.
How to enable Chrome's automatic subtitles easily
- Check that your Chrome installation is 89.0.4389.90 or higher. If it's not, let the browser update.
- Go to Settings, click Advanced Settings, and then Accessibility.
- Toggle the Automatic Subtitles feature. If you want to customize its appearance, you can do so in the preferences below (it's part of Windows 10 settings).
When you enable subtitles for the first time, the browser will fetch all relevant voice files, but you don't need to restart. On your next visit to YouTube (or another compatible video service), the automatic subtitles window should open as soon as you start playback. Limitations? Only in English (for now), and there's no copy/paste support for the generated text, but that's not bad for a technology that's taking its first steps on the desktop.
Source: XDA
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