How to turn the closed captioning or subtitles on or off when viewing Netflix content.
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Availability of closed captioning and subtitles when watching Netflix® content depends on the version of the Netflix app on your device.
Using the latest Netflix version
- Launch the Netflix app.
- Select a TV show or movie.
- Select Audio & Subtitles from the options panel.
- Select your preferred audio or subtitle options.
- Press Back to return to the options panel.
- Select Play.
On some products, audio and subtitle options can be accessed while a TV show or movie is playing:
- Launch the Netflix app.
- Select a TV show or movie.
- While your TV show or movie is playing, press the Up arrow.
- Select the Dialog icon.
Note: If the Dialog icon does not appear, press the Down arrow while your TV show or movie is playing to open the audio and subtitle menu. - Select your preferred audio or subtitle options.
Note: If you're unable to complete the steps above, your device does not support this feature.
Using an earlier version of Netflix
- Open the Netflix app.
- Select and begin playing a TV show or movie.
- Using your supplied remote, press the Subtitle or CC button, or press the down arrow button twice.
- Select Audio & Subtitles.
- Select Subtitles.
Note: The closed captioning and subtitles feature is not supported on some devices with early versions of the Netflix app.