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LG Velvet supports Google's Live Caption for automatic media captions

The LG Velvet is one of the few Android smartphones to support Googles Live Caption, an accessibility feature for the hearing impaired.

With the number of people who have disabling hearing losspredicted to reach more than 900 million by 2050, its crucial that technology companies take steps to make their devices more accessible.Google is an excellent example of a technology company that is coming up with innovative solutions to support people with hearing loss, having unveiled Live Caption during its I/O conference last year.

Live Caption transcribes and adds captions to videos, audio messages, podcasts, and other media that is played back on an Android smartphone in real-time.

It first appeared on the Pixel 4, but can now be used on other Pixel phones, the OnePlus 7T series, the OnePlus 8 series, the OnePlus Nord, the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, and the Galaxy Note 20 series.

For what its worth, LGs product page for the device in multiple regions does state that it supports the feature, but this seems to have flown under the radar.

It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality.

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