How do I customize closed captions on my iPhone or iPad?

To customize closed captions on an iPhone or iPad:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings menu.
  2. On the main Settings page, select Accessibility
  3. Under Hearing, select Subtitles & Captioning.  
  4. From here, you can toggle on the default closed captioning mode or change the Style
  5. Select Style. Certain default customizations are available and can be selected, or you can also select Create New Style.
  6. Once finished making your changes, select Save in the upper right hand corner to return to the Caption Style page. 
  7. Select your new custom style from the selections. 
  8. Your customization is now enabled and will continue to display until changed using the steps above. 

For more caption help, please visit Apple's caption user guide

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