iOS and Android users will now be able to use Twitter's closed caption toggle.
The micro-blogging site recently announced
that a button to toggle captions for its video player is now available for
everyone on iOS and Android.
The button, which shows up in the top-right
corner of the video if it has captions available, lets you choose whether you
want to see written descriptions.
Last April, Twitter confirmed that it began
testing a 'CC' button to provide text captions on each video posted on the
platform, but it was only available to a limited number of iPhone users.
"The choice is now yours: the closed
caption toggle is now available for everyone on iOS and Android! Tap the
"CC" button on videos with available captions to turn the captions
off/on," a post read on the Twitter Support handle.
Twitter spokesperson Shaokyi Amdo said the
button "will only show up on videos with captions already available, and
is not related to the automated caption system."
Videos with CC have become more accessible
to everyone in numerous ways, such as, it allows deaf individuals to understand
most of the videos posted online. YouTube also provides subtitiles.