Subtitles and closed captioning make programs easier to view for the hearing impaired, and can also make some programs easier to understand if spoken with an accent or in a different language.
Once you've turned on captions, you can also change your caption settings, like the size and color of the font, or completely turn them off again if you choose.
Here's how.
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How to turn off subtitles on Apple TV
1. Open the Settings app on your Apple TV.
2. Click on "General."
3. Scroll down and click "Accessibility."
4. Scroll down and click "Subtitles and Captioning," under the "Hearing" heading.
5. Click on "Closed Captions and "SDH" to turn subtitles off or on for your Apple TV.
Note that these are captions or subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing, or SDH. This will not turn on translation subtitles for content spoken in a foreign language. Also, this only turns on subtitles for content directly from Apple TV or Apple TV+. You will need to adjust caption and subtitle settings within non-Apple apps.
How to edit your subtitle settings on Apple TV
1. Open the Settings app.
2. Select "General."
3. Scroll down and select "Accessibility."
4. Scroll down and click "Subtitles and Captioning."
5. Click on "Style."
You can now make changes to the format of your subtitles.
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