Official documentation
Use Live Captions and Live Translation in FaceTime on iPhone
Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's iPhone User Guide page on turning on Live Captions during a FaceTime video call, with the accuracy warning and the note that Live Captions is not available in all languages or regions.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, current for iOS 27 when read. It covers FaceTime video calls only and does not describe captions for ordinary cellular calls. The page is subject to change with each iOS release.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says that during a video call in the FaceTime app you can turn on Live Captions to see the spoken conversation transcribed and displayed in real time.
“During a video call in the FaceTime app, you can turn on Live Captions to see the spoken conversation transcribed and displayed in real time.” (Use Live Captions and Live Translation in FaceTime on iPhone)
- Apple says Live Captions on iPhone is not available in all languages or regions.
“Live Captions aren’t available in all languages or regions.” (Note under the Live Captions introduction)