With iOS 17.4, auto-generated transcripts are now available for Apple Podcasts.
This tool will allow you to look up a transcript and navigate to a certain point in the podcast. Podcasters are going to have the option to add, amend, and even submit their very own transcriptions.
Transcript functionality will be added to Apple’s first-party Podcasts app in the next iOS 17.4 release. According to the company, transcripts for podcasts in English, French, German, or Spanish would be generated automatically by Apple software, surface soon after they are published, and be accessible in “over 170 nations and regions.”
The functionality ought to greatly simplify the process of locating and quickly accessing the most fascinating component of a podcast. You can use transcript searches to find certain words and phrases that can be tapped to jump straight to that scene in the episode. A transcript of the episode will be read aloud while it plays, with each word underlined as it is spoken. The feature can be accessed by a new “quote” icon in the bottom toolbar of the the programmed, as reported by 9to5Mac.
While podcasters can supply their own transcripts, Apple’s software additionally produces transcripts automatically. As an alternative, customers can download and modify one of the transcripts that Apple generates on its own before uploading it again. Apple claims that while their transcripts would include spoken words, they will not include song lyrics. Episodes from the past will have transcriptions that have been “added over time.”
With iOS 17.4, which is anticipated to be released by March, podcast translations will be readily accessible. Significant adjustments to the European Union have also been made in the update in accordance to the new Digital Markets Act of the union. The update will add other browser engines besides Apple’s WebKit, sideloading, and alternative app stores.