Apple Unveils Transcripts for Podcasts

<p>Apple is introducing transcripts for Apple Podcasts&comma; an innovative new feature that makes podcasts more accessible and easier to navigate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With transcripts&comma; users can read the full text of an episode&comma; search the episode for a specific word or phrase&comma; and tap on the text to play the podcast from that point in the episode&period; As an episode plays&comma; each word is highlighted&comma; making it easy to follow along&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Introducing transcripts on Apple Podcasts builds on Apple’s commitment to making products and services for everyone&comma;” said Sarah Herrlinger&comma; Apple’s senior director&comma; Global Accessibility Policy &&num;038&semi; Initiatives&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are thrilled to make transcripts widely available for all&comma; adding an additional layer of accessibility to the Podcasts experience&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Transcripts can enhance a user’s podcast experience in multiple ways&comma; helping them catch every word from their favorite hosts&comma; learn a new language&comma; and more easily find facts they heard on an episode&period; Users will be able to access an episode’s transcript from the bottom-left corner on the Now Playing screen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Transcripts were built to strengthen accessibility&period; The font and color contrast were designed to make long-form text easier to scan and read&period; Users who are Deaf or hard of hearing are also able to access transcripts without having to press play on the episode&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Podcast transcripts are available for English-&comma; French-&comma; Spanish-&comma; and German-language podcasts on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17&period;4 and iPadOS 17&period;4&period; Transcripts will not offer translations from one language to another&period; Transcripts will automatically be available for new episodes shortly after episodes are published&period; Previously released episodes will be transcribed over time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Creators who prefer to provide their own transcripts can do so through RSS tags or in Apple Podcasts Connect for subscriber episodes&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;