Twitter is testing a CC button for captions on videos

Twitter mentioned on Friday it’s testing a brand new “CC” button to show captions on and off on movies with captions accessible. The function is rolling out to some customers on iOS and might be coming “quickly” to Android, the corporate says.

As proven in a video tweeted by Twitter’s Help account, the button seems within the upper-right nook of a video connected to a tweet.

As its board considers a takeover bid by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has been rolling out loads of new options in current weeks — some centered on accessibility and a few by standard request from customers. The corporate took some warmth in 2020 when it was revealed that Twitter staff who needed to work on accessibility options volunteered their time, however it’s since added a devoted crew centered on accessibility.

Earlier this month, Twitter introduced that its ALT badge and improved picture descriptions at the moment are accessible globally, making alt textual content descriptions extra outstanding for all customers. The corporate additionally confirmed it’s lastly engaged on a long-requested performance to edit tweets, which it’s rolling out first to its paying Twitter Blue subscribers. And reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered proof the service is testing a function to enable customers to set a standing, codenamed “vibe.”

It’s additionally testing an experiment the place it can promote builders’ third-party security instruments as a part of its Twitter Toolbox.