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Video captions are an essential accessibility tool for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Additionally, they can be very beneficial in cases where users cannot hear or use the audio of the video. However, not everyone needs this feature. What’s more, many people find subtitles annoying, as they can block parts of the video they are watching. Fortunately, the app made it easy to turn off the subtitles if you don’t find them useful.
Read on to learn how to turn off TikTok subtitles.
How to turn off TikTok subtitles on an Android device
Auto-generated subtitles can sometimes be inaccurate, making them more annoying than helpful. If this is the case, you can turn off subtitles on the video you are watching in two easy steps.
- Tap the subtitles.
- Click “Hide Subtitles.”
After that, the video will continue playing with no subtitles visible. However, you will see a small rectangle in the corner of your screen. If you change your mind and want to turn subtitles back on, simply tap the rectangle.
Some users have reported that they have not been able to turn off subtitles on the video directly. If that’s the case, the only way to get rid of subtitles is to turn them off in the app’s settings. However, keep in mind that this will disable subtitles across the entire app, not just the particular video you’re watching.
Follow these steps to turn off automatically generated subtitles on all TikTok videos:
- Tap the “Profile” icon in the bottom right corner of your screen.
- Press the Menu icon at the top right.
- Select “Settings & Privacy” from the pop-up menu.
- Scroll down to “Accessibility” under “Content & Activity.”
- Turn off the “Always show subtitles” option.
Now you won’t have to turn off subtitles on every video you’re watching. But you will still be able to see the rectangle that indicates that the video has subtitles.
How to turn off TikTok subtitles on an iPhone
Automatic captions can come in handy when you have to scroll through TikTok’s For You page with the volume off. However, when the volume is up and running, the subtitles can interfere with an important part of the video. To turn off subtitles, simply do the following:
- Tap the gray text box containing the titles.
- Select “Hide Subtitles.”
The subtitles will disappear from the screen, leaving behind a smaller gray box. To turn subtitles back on, simply tap that box.
Hiding subtitles on a specific video can keep them off when you continue scrolling through the content. But, once you exit the app and come back, you will see the subtitles again. If you want to turn off subtitles completely, do the following:
- Click the “Profile” icon in the lower right corner of your screen.
- Press the Menu button at the top right.
- From the pop-up menu, choose “Settings & Privacy.”
- Navigate to the “Content & Activity” tab.
- Tap “Accessibility.”
- Disable the “Always show automatically generated subtitles” option.
How to turn off TikTok subtitles on PC
tiktok web client It’s a great alternative way to enjoy the platform’s endlessly fun short videos. However, the website version of TikTok does not have all the features that the mobile app has.
Among other things, you can’t turn off automatically generated subtitles for all videos on a PC. However, you can disable them for the video you are currently watching. Here’s what you should do:
- Click on subtitles.
- Select “Hide Subtitles.”
Now you can continue browsing your For You page without any distractions.
How to turn off TikTok subtitles on an iPad
While many people find TikTok captions necessary or useful, not everyone is a fan. If the subtitles are doing you more harm than good, you can simply turn them off.
When watching a TikTok video with subtitles, do the following:
- Tap one of the titles as it appears on the screen.
- Click the “Hide Subtitles” bubble above the subtitles.
The subtitles will now disappear and become a small rectangle on the side of the video. You can re-enable subtitles at any time by tapping that rectangle.
You may have trouble turning off subtitles this way. Alternatively, you may want to turn off subtitles for every video, not just the one you just watched. Fortunately, there is an easy way to do it.
- Tap the “Profile” icon at the bottom right.
- Press the Menu button at the top right.
- Click “Settings & Privacy” in the pop-up menu.
- Scroll to the “Content & Activity” tab.
- Select “Accessibility.”
- Disable the “Always show automatically generated subtitles” option.
Goodbye subtitles
Every step towards inclusion and accessibility is a step in the right direction. Therefore, the subtitles feature is certainly a welcome addition to TikTok. Users who don’t need this feature can quickly disable it, either in the captioned video or through the app’s settings.
