How to turn on auto-generated captions for Instagram Reels

Instagram is one of the most popular social media apps globally. Why it shouldn’t be? The Meta-owned app has always tried to offer new features and changes almost every month. The app went from a photo-centric platform to a full-fledged short video app. Now, people even post longer videos on the platform. Longer videos on Instagram mean that it’s trying to lure audiences from video apps like YouTube. To take this step further, it introduced captions sometime back. Also Read: Instagram Reels Beat TV And YouTube to Become India’s Top Daily Video Platform

Captions on Instagram show up on reels. Whether it be for short videos or longer videos, you can turn on auto-generated captions for all types of videos. Captions can make it easier to understand videos better, especially, longer videos with detailed information. That said, let’s see how you can turn on auto-generated captions for reels on Instagram. Also Read: Instagram Is Testing A New YouTube-Like Feature For Reels, And It Could Change How You Watch Videos

Turn on captions for Instagram reels

Before we get started, make sure you update the Instagram app on your smartphone to the latest version. To do that, you can head to the App Store for iPhones and Google Play Store for Android phones. Search for the app and check if there’s any update. Update the app and then follow the steps below. It’s always better to run the latest version of the app. Also Read: WhatsApp Status To Get Another Instagram-Inspired Feature: Here’s How It Works

Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Tap on the Reels tab located at the bottom next to the post (+) icon.

Step 3: Once you tap on the Reels tab, a random reel should start playing. Tap on the three horizontal dots on the side.

Step 4: A control panel for the video should now show up. Tap on Manage captions located above the QR code option.

Step 5: Toggle on Captions.

That’s it. Now, captions should be turned on for Instagram reels. It is worth noting that these captions will be auto-generated in English. The auto-generated captions are fairly accurate for most times so you are good to go.

As of now, there’s no other language for captions, however, we expect more languages to be added later.