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Apple Live Captions
Also known as: Live Captions, Apple real-time captions, iOS Live Captions
Apple
Company
Apple
Program Type
Software/Neurotech
Modality
AI Audio/Speech Accessibility Software
Stage
Marketed
Status
Marketed
Target Gene
—
Route / Mode
On-device operating-system accessibility software for real-time captions
Confidence
90%
Status Confidence
Status confirmed
Evidence Strength
Strong evidence
Last Reviewed
2026-06-10
Geography
United States, Global
Population
adult, pediatric, deaf-hard-of-hearing, captioning, speech-to-text, consumer-accessibility
Trial IDs
0
Mechanism
System-level accessibility feature that creates real-time captions for live conversations and audio from apps, extending Apple hearing accessibility into visual speech access.
Indications
Notes
Adds Apple platform-level live captioning as a separate AI/audio accessibility layer from acoustic amplification products.
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