Android Live Caption

by Google

System-wide on-device captioning of any audio on Android — calls, video, podcasts.

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TL;DR

Best for captioning videos, calls, and any audio output on Pixel and recent flagship Android devices. Pricing: Free with supported Android device.

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Desktop apps
License
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Pricing
Free with supported Android device
Platforms
Android

What it is

Live Caption is the system-level companion to Live Transcribe — instead of mic input, it captions audio playing on the device. Runs an on-device streaming Conformer-based model.

Best for: Captioning videos, calls, and any audio output on Pixel and recent flagship Android devices.
Watch out for: Device support is gated by Google; not every Android phone gets Live Caption.

Install / use

Settings > Accessibility > Live Caption

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported11
HIPAA eligibleNo

Android Live Caption vs Whipscribe

FeatureAndroid Live CaptionWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
PricingFree with supported Android device$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
StreamingYesNo
Languages1199
PlatformsAndroidWeb, API, MCP

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