The Facebook Watch tab lets you explore some of the videos uploaded on the platform. Besides saving your favorite videos, you can also create dedicated video playlists on Facebook to re-enjoy the videos you like the most. If those videos have accents or difficult language, you can turn on subtitles for better understanding.
You can avoid disturbing others when watching videos on Facebook by turning on subtitles. This post will show you how to enable subtitles in Facebook videos on iPhone, Android and Web.
Enable Facebook video subtitles on iPhone or Android
Turning on subtitles for videos on Facebook is a great idea if you watch videos in a foreign language or at a lower volume so as not to disturb others. You can also enable subtitles to translate video content if it’s not in your native language. But that depends on the creator uploading a translation of the subtitles for the video.
Before continuing with the steps to enable subtitles, we recommend that you install the latest version of the Facebook app on iPhone and Android.
After installing the latest version of the Facebook app, you can enable captions for Facebook videos. These steps are applicable to iPhone and Android.
Step 1: Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android.
Step 2: Tap the Facebook Watch icon at the bottom (iPhone) or at the top (Android).
Step 3: On the Watch tab, scroll down and tap any video of your choice.
Step 4: Tap the video again to bring up the playback options. Then tap the Settings icon at the bottom right.
Step 5: Select Closed Captions from the list of options.
Step 6: If subtitles are available, select the subtitle language of your choice.
You will see subtitles in the selected language appear in the video.
If the Facebook app is slow to respond on your iPhone or Android, you can check out our post to fix slow Facebook on your iPhone and Android.
Enable captions in Facebook videos on the web
You can enable subtitles for videos if you prefer to use the web version of Facebook for more screen space. The web version of Facebook also gives you access to Facebook Watch Originals. And turning on subtitles will improve your viewing experience. Here’s how to enable Facebook video captions on the web.
Step 1: Open a web browser on your computer, open the Facebook website, and log in to your account.
Step 2: Once your profile page loads, click on your profile picture in the upper right corner.
Step 3: Click Settings and privacy from the list of options.
Step 4: Under Settings and Privacy, select Settings.
Step 5: In the Settings page, scroll down in the left menu and click Video.
Step 6: In the Video settings page, click the drop-down menu next to Always show subtitles.
Step 7: Select On to enable subtitles.
You’ll now notice captions appear in videos you watch on Facebook.
If the Facebook website stops playing videos for your profile, you can check out our post that suggests solutions to Facebook not playing Web videos.
Bonus Tip – Customize captions in Facebook videos on the web
If you want to change the look and feel of your captions, here’s how you can customize captions in Facebook videos on the Web.
Step 1: Once your Facebook profile homepage is loaded, click on your profile picture in the upper right corner
Step 2: Click Settings and privacy from the list of options.
Step 3: Under Settings and Privacy, select Settings.
Step 4: On the Settings page, scroll down in the left menu and click Video.
Step 5: On the Video Settings page, click Edit next to Show Subtitles.
You will get customization options like Background Color, Background Opacity, Text Color and Text Size.
Step 6: Click the drop-down menu next to each option and choose your option.
Step 7: After making your selections, click Save Changes.
All your favorite choices for video subtitles will show up on your screen.
You can watch newly customized subtitles while watching your video.
Use captions for videos on Facebook
Turning on subtitles will help you understand the content of the video better. You can always share your favorite Facebook videos using the Facebook Messenger app on iPhone. But in case of not being able to connect to the Internet, here are some solutions to fix the error Facebook Messenger cannot connect to the Internet.
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