Podcasts are at the peak of their popularity, with 504.9 million listeners worldwide, the most since 2019, according to the report. To optimize your podcast listening experience, Apple is introducing a new feature to Apple Podcasts: Transcription.
Podcast transcription works very similarly to Apple Music's lyric transcription, allowing users to access the complete transcription and highlight words while playing the podcast to help understand the content. or click on the text to start playback from that point. .
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As an added feature of podcast transcription, you can also search for specific words or phrases within an episode.
Apple automatically generates these transcripts after new episodes are published. This means that your podcast transcript will be delayed until immediately after publication.
Creators can also change their transcripts or submit their own transcripts on the Apple Podcasts Connect page, the admin page for Apple Podcast creators.
This feature was implemented primarily to increase the accessibility of podcasts. Apple said, “Apple is introducing transcripts to Apple Podcasts, making it easier for everyone to access podcasts.” This feature not only improves accessibility, but is also useful for podcast fans in general.
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For example, no matter how much attention you pay to a podcast you're listening to, you often miss a word or sentence. Previously, the only option was to scrub the part and listen again. Now you can look at the transcript and see what parts you missed.
This feature is coming in the spring and will be available for English, French, German, and Spanish podcasts in iOS 17.4.
