One UI 8 on Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 brings live captions for phone calls
TL;DR
- The newly launched Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 have received several notable software features as part of Samsung’s new One UI 8 interface.
- One of them, Call Captions, offers real-time transcriptions of phone calls.
- Other Samsung phones are expected to receive this feature with a wider software release.
Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Flip 7, and the more affordable Flip 7 FE, along with the new Galaxy Watch 8 series at its July Unpacked event. Along with new hardware, there are big announcements on the software front, too, as the two flagship foldables arrive with Samsung’s One UI 8 skin based on Android 16 out of the box. With One UI 8, the Fold 7 and the Flip 7 are also receiving several useful new features.
One of those new additions is “Call Captions.” As the name indicates, Call Captions in One UI 8 can transcribe calls in real time, noting down what each participant says. As per the feature’s description, this allows individuals with hearing difficulties or those in loud environments to better understand what is being said.
Call Captions is similar to the live call caption features offered by many other Android phone manufacturers, including Google Pixels. In fact, it is an extension of another preexisting One UI 7 feature, known as Call Transcript, which first records any live call and then provides a transcription. Call Captions, however, eliminates the need to record the call first and renders itself useful instantly.
The only caveat with Call Captions is that you must use Samsung’s dialer app instead of the Google Phone app. Additionally, the foldables can generate captions for calls in a host of different languages already supported by Samsung’s live call translations.
Since Call Captions is a feature from One UI 8, it should also arrive on other phones with Galaxy AI features once Samsung wraps up its One UI 8 beta program.
Will Call Captions help you take calls more efficiently? Tell us what you think in the comments below!
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