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If it has audio, now it can have captions
Google, Google, The Keyword blog, 2019
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- What it is
- Google's 2019 announcement of Live Caption, which captions video and spoken audio on the device, launched with the Pixel 4.
- How much weight it carries
- Vendor launch post, so it describes what Google set out to offer in 2019. Device and language support have changed since, so check Google's current support pages for the present list.
Facts taken from this source
- Google says Live Caption, launched with the Pixel 4, captions videos and spoken audio on the device with one tap, except phone and video calls.
“With a single tap, Live Caption automatically captions videos and spoken audio on your device (except phone and video calls).” (Launch announcement)