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Live captions in SwiftUI

Captions should be provided in real-time to enable users to understand what is being said in live videos. The challenge with live captions is both organizational and technical. A captioner must be present who can provide live captions for the video by using suitable software.

Live captions - SwiftUI

In SwiftUI, AVPlayer has built-in support for live video with captions. Users can automatically turn on captions via System Preferences. The easiest way to stream a live video is through VideoPlayer view.

guard let url = URL(string: "https://appt.org/live-video") else { 
    return 
}

let player = AVPlayer(url: url)

VideoPlayer(player: player)
    // for a player on fullscreen
    .edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)
    .onAppear {
        player.play()
    }
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