TikTok Default Auto Captions
TikTok places high importance on the accessibility of the app to be sure it is as user-friendly as possible for everyone. The most recent update TikTok announced is that all videos will now have default auto-captions.
What Are TikTok Default Captions?
TikTok provides default auto-captions for videos to improve accessibility. These auto-captions are generated automatically by the platform and appear on the screen as text overlaying the video content. They aim to help viewers understand the content better, particularly for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, or for users who prefer to watch videos with sound off.
How Do The Default Auto Captions Work?
Where you had the option to toggle on the auto-captions feature, you will now notice that this is not there any longer. Every video, as long as it is in a supported language, will automatically have captions turned on.
If you are active on TikTok sometimes the captions can not match up to what the creator is saying, but do not fret. Just because captions will be automatic, TikTok says that creators will still be able to edit or delete captions after posting.
This new update is a great one so that viewers with hearing difficulties or needing to watch videos without sound can watch all kinds of content. It’s not a stretch in our opinion to see this feature being offered across the boards of social media platforms.
Adding Captions as a Creator
As creators or social media managers, it is very easy to add subtitles when posting a video, all you have to do is:
- Upload your video
- Click on the ‘captions’ button
- TikTok will then transcribe your audio into captions
- Once TikTok transcribes you will then be able to edit and change any of the words
How to Turn on TikTok Captions as a Viewer
As a viewer on TikTok you also have the option to view captions or not, all you have to do is:
- Press and hold on a video
- Once you see a menu pop up, click on ‘Captions’
- toggle then on and off here
What do you think of this new feature? To learn more about what’s been happening with TikTok, we highly recommend you check out our TikTok Study we conducted recently. We answer all the pressing questions people have had about TikTok:
If you’ve been struggling to get views on TikTok, check out our article below as well!
