With iOS 17.4, Apple has introduced podcast transcriptions via its Podcasts app. Being able to read episode transcripts on your iPhone is rather useful. As well as allowing you to check on any words or phrases that you’ve struggled to hear, transcripts allow you to enjoy podcasts with the sound down and they let you quickly scan through the content of a podcast searching for the best bits.
Transcripts also come in handy if you’re listening to a podcast in another language — you could use the transcription feature to brush up on your linguistic skills. And, because you can select words, you can be more flexible in how you engage with podcasts: whenever you find a section you like the sound of, you can tap the text and play the podcast from that point. You can also copy the text if you’d like to make note of the words for reference. Let’s check it out.
