Twitter has rolled out a revamped version of automated captions for voice tweets. The voice tweets feature was previously launched in 2020 but faced criticism since it did not include captions for users with disabilities. The new automated captions feature for voice tweets are currently available for iOS users only.
Gurpreet Kaur, Global Accessibility Head at Twitter, revealed that the social media firm is working on releasing more accessibility features to its users:
“Though it’s still early and we know it won’t be perfect at first, it’s one of many steps we’re taking to expand and strengthen accessibility across our service, and we look forward to continuing our journey to create a truly inclusive service.”
We took your feedback and we’re doing the work. To improve accessibility features, captions for voice Tweets are rolling out today.
Now when you record a voice Tweet, captions will automatically generate and appear. To view the captions on web, click the “CC” button. https://t.co/hrdI19Itu6 pic.twitter.com/pDlpOUgV6l
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 15, 2021
Twitter’s automated captions for voice tweets is available in multiple languages such as English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, French, Indonesian, Korean, and Italian. If you wish to enable the feature, ensure that the language you’re using on Twitter is similar to your phone’s language settings.