Google Chrome 89 Desktop Gets Live Caption Feature To Transcribe Videos

After showcasing the Live Explanation feature at Google I/O 2019, Google is finally rolling out the Live Caption accessibility characteristic to transcribe videos for Google Chrome desktop.

Notably, as per a study by XDA, the characteristic was offset available on Android for Google Pixel. Later on on, the Alive Caption features reached other not-Pixel phones such as the Galaxy S20 series, the OnePlus viii series, OnePlus Nord.

FYI, the Alive Caption feature volition allow users to transcribe whatever videos playing on their device. Too, it works with videos, podcasts, and even telephone calls.

This feature is perfect for users who have hearing disabilities. Moreover, information technology can likewise be used in places where there is too much oversupply noise or a user wants to scout the video with audio off.

After being exclusive for Android phones, Google was working for a long time to bring this Live Explanation characteristic to Google Chrome. And information technology seems similar the time has arrived as the Live Caption characteristic is now seeding for Chrome browser on the desktop.

Users of stable Chrome 89 have confirmed the reception of this new feature. Alive Caption accessibility characteristic is buried under Settings >> Advanced >> Accessibility.

If you turn ON the feature for the first time, information technology downloads some speed recognition files

Then, if y'all already have Chrome 89 installed on your PC and you are unable to see the characteristic live for y'all, so you lot can restart Chrome. This would definitely enable the characteristic.

Every bit noted by XDA, when you plough ON the Live Explanation feature on Chrome 89 for the first time, information technology volition download some files related to speech recognition.

The feature worked flawlessly on video streaming apps like YouTube and Disney+ Hotstar, etc. The caption will exist displayed in a pocket-sized window at the bottom of the video.

Users have the option to resize this caption window at their convenience. If you expand the caption window, and so information technology volition fit in more text.

The live caption too works when you turn off the audio. However, for now, only the English language is supported. Meaning the transcription will piece of work but for English content.

Yous can quickly toggle the Live Caption feature ON/OFF via the Chrome toolbar. This makes it easy, every bit you do not need to head over to the Settings menu to turn it ON or OFF.

Google was developing this feature for over a year at present, and it is finally skilful to see the feature rolling to stable Chrome 89 browser desktop version. It will be available via a server-side update.