Spotify introduces new transcription characteristic for podcasts. Here’s the way it works

Spotify has added a brand new auto-generated transcripts characteristic to podcasts, permitting customers to learn together with the podcasts. The firm mentioned that the brand new transcripts characteristic will rolled out for hundreds of thousands of podcast episodes within the coming weeks. 

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The new transcription characteristic might be out there without spending a dime and premium customers on the Spotify app and will be accessed by clicking on the read-along part under the podcast participant and following alongside on the total display screen.

In a weblog submit in regards to the new characteristic, Spotify wrote, “We’re launching auto-generated and time-synced transcripts to extra creators and exhibits so you may learn together with an episode, making the transcripts extra visually and textually accessible. While listening to an episode, scroll down the Now Playing View to search out the transcript, then faucet the cardboard to observe alongside on full display screen as you hearken to the episode.”

“We’ll be rolling out transcripts to millions of episodes in the coming weeks, and we’ll innovate more on this feature in the future, including ways to add media to transcripts. This is all part of our goal to bring more depth to the podcasts you’re listening to.” the music streaming service added.

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Spotify has introduced one other vital characteristic for podcast listeners on cell. The firm is introducing the Podcast Chapters characteristic that can enable cell customers to leap round an episode to a selected subject or part. The full record of chapters in a podcast will be seen by customers by scrolling down the Now Playing View part.

Spotify says Podcast Chapters will give customers ‘more control over their listening sessions and more info about every episode as they dive in.’

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Updated: 29 Sep 2023, 10:56 AM IST