How to turn on closed captions on any device

Closed captions are available on almost every device. The location changes by device, but they're in video settings or in an app's player settings. On smart TVs and streaming boxes, look for Accessibility or Captions in the main settings.

Closed captions display spoken words as text on the screen. They work on phones, computers, TVs, and streaming apps. Most devices let you turn captions on in two places: either in the accessibility settings (so captions stay on for everything), or in the video player itself (so you can turn them on and off per video). Captions are free and available on almost every streaming service and app.