Live Sessions & Recording Closed Captions
Supervision Assist supports closed captions in real-time during live sessions. The method of enabling this feature depends on the device that is being used.
Please refer to the section below for device specific instructions.
Desktop/Laptop Devices
- Live Captions on Windows 11 Machines
- Live Captions on Apple MACOS (Only works on Apple Silicon laptops M1,M2,M3 etc)
Live Captions via Chrome Browser
- Start a Live Session
When connecting your audio, select your language from Automatic Transcription dropdown menu.
- Begin speaking and the closed captioning will show during the meeting.
Source: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/10538231?hl=en
💡 This is not supported by all browsers. Confirmed on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Phone/Tablet Devices
Live Captions on Apple iPad/iPhone Devices
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Live Captions (Beta).
- Turn on Live Captions, then tap Appearance to customize the text, size, and color of the captions.
- By default, Live Captions are shown across all apps. To get live captions only for certain apps such as FaceTime or RTT, turn them on below In-App Live Captions.
Source: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/get-live-captions-beta-iphe0990f7bb/17.0/ios/17.0
Live Captions on Android Devices
- On your device, open Settings.
- Tap Sound > Live Caption.
- Under Settings, you can find or change these settings:
- Turn Live Caption on or off.
- Hide or show profanity.
- Hide or show sound labels, such as laughter and applause.
Hide or show the Live Caption icon in volume control.
Source: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9350862?hl=en
💡 Live captions should be supported on Android 10.0 devices and newer. Depending on your phone manufacturer the settings area may change slightly.