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Subtitles
The interactive subtitles created by Yandex can help you learn a foreign language, understand the meaning of a song, or sing karaoke. Subtitles can match the video's original language or be translated into Russian or another language. When viewing subtitles for the original language, you can tap an unfamiliar word to see its translation.
Watching videos with subtitles
Note
You can enable and configure subtitles only when the video isn't in fullscreen mode.
The process of enabling and setting up subtitles depends on the video's original language (Russian or another language).
Videos in other languages
Yandex Start can show subtitles for videos that have been translated for voice-over by Yandex.
A foreign-language video without a Yandex translation may also have subtitles, but those would be provided by the hosting platform (for example, YouTube) or the video uploader. If such subtitles are available, you can turn them on the same way as Yandex subtitles.
Note
Yandex provides subtitles for videos on a number of hosting sites, including Coursera, VK, YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, and 9GAG.
Videos are translated into Russian from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese. The technology is still under development, so not all videos are translated at the moment.
If translation is available, you'll see the icon saying Translate video.
Enable and configure subtitles
- Next to the translation icon, tap .
- Enable the Subtitles option.
- Configure the subtitles:
- Subtitle language: Select the original language or translation. If the video already has subtitles, you can select the service's subtitles instead of Yandex ones.
- Highlight words: The words that are currently being spoken are highlighted. The option is only available for Yandex subtitles in the original language.
Note
If you have the original-language subtitles enabled and want to translate a word, just tap it. The video will pause, and the translation of the word and phrase will appear in a pop-up window. To continue watching, tap anywhere on the video.
Turn off subtitles
Tap the word Subtitles.
Video in Russian
Enable subtitles
- Tap anywhere on the video.
- Tap .
- Enable the Subtitles option.
Turn off subtitles
- Tap anywhere on the video.
- Tap .
- Disable Subtitles.
Note
If there's no icon in the video, check if the Untranslated subtitles option is enabled in the app settings.
Troubleshooting
There's no "Subtitles" button in the video
- Check if video and subtitle translation is enabled in the app:
- Go to (profile picture) → App settings.
- Make sure the Translate videos and subtitles and Untranslated subtitles options are enabled.
- Subtitles can't be enabled if you're watching a video in full-screen or picture-in-picture mode (on top of other apps). Return to standard mode, enable subtitles, and configure them. Then open the video in full-screen or picture-in-picture mode again.