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How to Enable Google Live Caption Feature on Android 10

How to Enable Google Live Caption Feature on Android 10

Quick Answer

  • It also works on podcasts and you get the live caption on your phone while listening to a podcast from any app.
  • The best part is that this feature does not need a data connection to work, it runs entirely on the AI engine of the chipset.
  • ” This feature adds a live caption to all the audio and video playing on your phone.

Google Pixel devices always come with some Pixel exclusive features which you don’t get on other Android smartphones. The Pixel 4 this year launched with a bunch of those exclusive features including an almost magical feature called “Live Caption.” This feature adds a live caption to all the audio and video playing on your phone.

The best part is that this feature does not need a data connection to work, it runs entirely on the AI engine of the chipset. The feature is really great if you need to watch a video with low sound. It also works on podcasts and you get the live caption on your phone while listening to a podcast from any app.

Here we have a set of instructions to tell you about how you can enable this feature on your phone running Android 10 OS.

Prerequisites:

Steps to Enable the Live Caption feature on Android 10 devices

  1. If you have Google Pixel device then install the Device Personalization Services apk. If you own non-pixel devices then skip this step.
  2. Open Magisk and install the “SQLite for ARM aarch64 devices” from the download section.
  3. Reboot your smartphone.
  4. Now, install the “LiveCaption_Pixel” magisk Module in Magisk manager if you have pixel device otherwise install the “LiveCaption_nonPixel” module.
  5. Reboot your smartphone.
  6. After reboot, you should be able to see the Live caption option inside the Sound Settings or Accessibility settings.

Conclusion

Now you will be able to see the feature up and running on your Android 10 device. Make sure not to update the Device Personalization Services app on Google Play Store or you will lose the feature.

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