The next Beta version of One UI 8 could introduce an important Update of the phone app. It is an update designed to further expand the accessibility of smartphones especially for people with auditory difficulties. The new functionality, called Call Captionsis designed to be more specific and active only in the telephone app. Unlike Live Captions – integrated by Google on some devices starting from Android 10 – does not intervene on all audio reproduced, but exclusively on calls.
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What is and how Call Captions works
This new functionality is very similar to Live Captions, as it deals with transcribe in real timegenerating automatic subtitles, What is said during a phone call. The peculiarity of Samsung Call Captions is that it transcribes what is said both by the person who speaks and from the interlocutor.
Unlike Android’s “Live Captions” function, which shows subtitles for any audio content, “Call Captions” is designed exclusively for the telephone app and is activated only during calls. This most targeted approach has several advantages. In addition to being used only for phone callsthis functionality allows you to Reduce battery consumption and of Avoid distractions when using other apps.
In addition, the interface seems designed to be simple and immediate. The transcription, in fact, appears on the screen while talking, offering concrete support to people with auditory difficulties or those who are in noisy environments. Call Captions is currently not available in the latest Beta version (Zyf3), as it has been identified in one Next version (Zyf5) And it should soon arrive to users registered in the Beta program.
This functionality is added to the many others foreseen for the New one UI 8including the news for the gallery and those for personal area and Game Booster, the introduction of the toolbar of customizable tools in Samsung Notes, the management of enhanced multitasking and the expansion of the compatibility of the predictive back gesture.
