Google Chrome gained the ‘Global Media Controls’ feature that lets you easily control playback from any tab, without having to switch back to the source. Chrome has also added support for Live Captions, an accessibility feature that lets you add captions to any video on the Internet.
Note: I’m using Google Chrome dev build to demo this feature, so the Global Media Controls are already enabled for me. You will first need to enable its flag before you move on to the Live Captions one.
Search for ‘Global Media Controls’ and enable the ‘#global-media-controls-modern-ui’ flag from the dropdown menu.
Navigate to YouTube or any other video streaming service. Play a video and see the ‘Global Media Controls’ icon pop-up next to the address bar. Click on this icon to find the new ‘Live Caption (English Only)’ toggle.
