Google Chrome is a popular web browser and one of the most popular browsers in use today. It’s also a powerful tool that you can use to do some pretty amazing things. One of its features is that it can automatically turn off live captions in web pages and videos. This is great for people who don’t want to have to worry about captioning their content. However, there are a few things you can do to make sure this feature works as intended and doesn’t start turning off live captions on your page every time you open a new tab or video. First, make sure that your browser is set up properly with automatic live captions enabled. This means that when you open a new tab or video, Chrome will automatically start adding captions to the content. If you’re not sure whether your browser is set up this way, check out our guide on how to enable automatic live captions in Google Chrome. Second, make sure that your computer has enough storage space for all of theCaptions files that Google Chrome will add to your page. These files are called “captions_files.” If your computer doesn’t have enough storage space for all of the Captions files, Google Chrome may create them on demand and add them to your page as needed. You can also try using an external storage device like an SSD or USB drive if you need more space for all of the Captions files. Finally, be sure that you’re using the latest version of Google Chrome! The latest version of Google Chrome includes support for automatic live captions and may include bug fixes and improvements related thereto. If you’re not using the latest version of Google Chrome, be sure to update it!
Are you not a big fan of Google Chrome’s Live Captions, which displays the text version of your media files? If so, it’s easy to turn this feature off both temporarily and permanently. We’ll show you how to do just that.
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Temporarily Disable Chrome’s Live Captions
You can turn off Chrome’s Live Captions for a specific playback session while keeping it enabled for all other sessions.
To close the live captions when they’re displayed, in the top-right corner of Chrome’s Live Captions box, click the “X” icon.
Live captions will immediately disappear from your screen, and you can enjoy your media playback without any interruptions.
To get the live captions back, refresh your web page.
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Permanently Stop Chrome’s Live Captions
If you don’t wish to see live captions for any of your media playbacks in Chrome, turn the feature off permanently and it won’t bother you anymore.
To do that, from Chrome’s top-right corner, select the three dots.
In the three-dots menu, click “Settings.”
On the “Settings” screen, from the left sidebar, select “Advanced.”
In the expanded “Advanced” menu, click “Accessibility.”
On the right pane, in the “Accessibility” pane, turn off the “Live Caption” option.
And you’re all set. Going forward, Chrome won’t display any captions for your media playbacks in the browser. Enjoy!
If you want, you can turn off live captions on YouTube as well. Check out our guide to learn how.
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