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Apple says Live Captions is available on iPhone 11 or later, is not available in all languages or regions, and that its accuracy may vary, so it should not be relied on in high-risk or emergency situations.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Live Captions is available on iPhone 11 or later. Live Captions isn’t available in all languages, countries, or regions. The accuracy of Live Captions may vary and shouldn’t be relied upon in high-risk or emergency situations.”
Get Live Captions of spoken audio on iPhone, Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026, Note at the top of the page.
Open the original- What it measures
- Live Captions on iPhone shows real-time captions for audio in apps, calls and conversations around you. It is turned on in Settings, Accessibility, Live Captions.
- What it does not show
- Apple gives no accuracy figure. The warning applies to automatic captions generally, which is why human captioning is still used where errors matter.
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