/Using Philo

Closed captioning

Accessibility is key. Closed captioning translates all dialogue and atmospheric sounds (think: cars zooming, hip hop blasting, and so on) into easily readable text on your screen, and is available on all Philo-supported devices.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on an Android mobile device:

    1. While the player is open, tap the screen to view player options.

    2. Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.

    3. Tap On to enable closed captions, or Off to disable them.

    Learn how to customize Android captions here.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on an Android TV device:

    1. While the player is open, press the center button on your remote to view player options.

    2. Select the Options gear icon in the bottom-right corner.

    3. Select On to enable closed captions, or Off to disable them.

    Learn how to customize Android TV captions here.

  • While the video player is open, swipe [object Object] on your Apple TV remote for Options. Select [object Object] to enable or disable captions.

    Learn how to customize Apple TV captions here.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on a Fire Tablet:

    1. While the player is open, tap the screen to view player options.

    2. Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.

    3. Tap On to enable closed captions, or Off to disable them.

    Learn more about Fire Tablet accessibility features here.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on a Fire TV device:

    1. While the player is open, press the center button on your remote to view player options.

    2. Select the Options gear icon in the bottom-right corner.

    3. Select On to enable closed captions, or Off to disable them.

    To customize your Fire TV captions, on your Fire TV menu select Settings > Accessibility > Closed Caption. From there, you can turn captions on/off, modify the text, color, etc.

    Learn more about Fire TV accessibility features here.

  • Tap [object Object] in the top-right corner of the video player to enable or disable captions.

    Learn how to customize iOS captions here.

    1. Scroll down with your remote.

    2. Select Options at the bottom right of the screen.

    3. Select On/Off to enable and disable closed captions.

    4. Select Close.

    Learn how to adjust your LG TV closed captions settings here.

  • While the video player is open, click in the top-right corner to enable or disable captions.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on a Roku device:

    1. While the player is open, press [object Object] on your Roku remote.

    2. Select Closed Captioning.

    3. Select one of the following options to enable or disable captions:

    • Off

    • On always

    • On replay — this option briefly displays closed captioning when you select the Instant Replay button [object Object] on your Roku remote.

    Learn how to customize Roku captions here.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on a Samsung TV:

    1. Scroll down using your remote, and select Options at the bottom right of the screen.

    2. Select On or Off to enable or disable closed captions. You can also select Use system preferences to use the settings on your Samsung TV.

    3. Select Close to exit the closed captions menu.

    Learn how to customize Samsung TV captions here.

  • Follow these steps to enable or disable closed captions on a Vizio TV:

    1. Press the Home button on your remote.

    2. Scroll left, then down, and select Settings.

    3. Select the following in order: 

      1. All Settings.

      2. Accessibility.

      3. Captions.

      4. Closed Captions.

      5. On or Off, as necessary.