Have you ever wanted to watch a Youtube video but doesn’t understand the language? There are a few easy tricks you can try that can be done on PC and smartphones.
This feature is usually used by youtube users who are watching content from abroad. The language can be English, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, etc.
Various kinds of languages that we don’t understand can be translated into English or your mother language to make the content so much easier to understand.
Besides being used as a solution for language limitations, displaying subtitles is also a solution for deaf friends who want to know the content of the video.
Actually, there are many other functions of subtitles. You may need it from time to time while watching a video. So, let’s find out an easy way to display subtitles on YouTube.
2 Methods on How to Display Youtube Subtitles via Cellphone
Nowadays, most people prefer to watch videos from their smartphones, either via android or iPhone. Well, if you are a smartphone user and enjoy watching youtube content from it, then there are two ways you can do it.
Adding CC via Youtube App
To display subtitles from the application, it’s very easy. Please follow the steps below:
1. Open the youtube app.
2. Find the video you want to watch.
3. Play the video.
4. Click once on the video to show settings.
5. Click the Cc in the upper right corner of the video.
6. The video will play with subtitles written below it.
The subtitles are generally black with white letters. So, very easy to read. Some appear directly in one sentence. There are also those that appear gradually according to the spoken word.
How to Add Subtitles on Youtube via Browser on Smartphone
You can also enable the subtitles by logging in through the browser on your smartphone. Here’s how:
1. Open the chrome browser on your smartphone.
2. Click the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Select the desktop site view. This option will make the browser display on the cellphone to be like on a laptop or PC.
4. Go to Youtube site.
5. Find the video you want to watch.
6. Play the video.
7. please click on the settings marked with the cog icon.
8. On the screen will appear the option Subtitles / CC (off). Please click.
9. An English option will appear. Please click it.
10. The screen will display text at the bottom of the video.
11. To display other languages, for example, China. Please click the cog icon once again.
12. Click the subtitles and then auto-translate, a lot of language options will appear. Please click on one of them.
13. Next, the content will be equipped with subtitles using the language you have selected.
Please noted that the subtitle is usually generated automatically by Youtube so there may be some difference with the words spoken in the video. But overall, you will get the meaning of the video without much difficulty.
2 Ways on How to Show Subtitles on Youtube on PC or laptop
If you use a laptop or PC to play Youtube, the subtitles can be displayed in the following ways:
Using CC – Automatic Subtitle
1. Open the browser on the laptop.
2. Visit the youtube site.
3. Find the video you want to watch.
4. Play the video.
5. Click the CC icon at the bottom right.
6. By selecting this option, subtitles will be generated automatically.
7. That’s it, the screen will display the text according to what the narrator in the video says.
Via options in settings
Furthermore, you can also display subtitles via video settings. Here are the steps:
1. Open the browser on the laptop.
2. Visit the youtube site.
3. Find the video you want to watch.
4. Play the video.
5. In the lower right corner of the video, there is a gear icon. Please click it.
6. Several setting options will appear. Click on Subtitles/CC with the Off info.
7. Check the English option that appears on the screen.
8. The content will automatically generate English subtitles.
How to Show Subtitles on Youtube without CC Options Enabled
Although YouTube has provided a CC option and an extra feature called auto-generated CC, it is not uncommon for it to be absent from a video. The reasons can be various, either because the algorithm can’t detect the language, or the video uploader turned off the CC function.
Whatever the reason, this sacrifices user convenience. To resolve this problem
Google Releases the Live Caption Feature for Chrome PC.
PC version of Chrome Browser also got this function although it hasn’t come out yet for the smartphone browser or youtube apps. Google Live Caption or AutoText feature is able to print text based on the dialogue spoken in a video. These subtitles appear automatically while the video is playing, even when the CC feature on YouTube is not active.
Here’s how to enable Google Live Caption (Please note that the steps below only work on PC, Google still hasn’t released this feature on a smartphone. You can try it using your smartphone, but know it might not work):
How to Show YouTube Subtitles Without CC Enabled
1. Open YouTube videos using Chrome PC or Chrome Browser.
2. At the top right of the browser, click the music icon then turn on LiveCaption (English Only).
3. Wait for the language data download process to complete. Please be patient, it might take a while.
4. Now, the subtitle text will appear automatically when the video is playing.
5. To turn off Auto Caption, simply press the ( x ) in the subtitle window or turn it off directly via the control marked with the music icon.
The advantage of this Auto Caption feature is its ability to work outside of platforms like YouTube. Auto subtitles can display subtitles from any website, even offline video, and audio. This is because the algorithm work takes place in the browser and does not depend on the internet.
However, as already stated, AutoText is only available for English. Other languages seem to need a while longer while Google perfects this feature.