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When I click on the settings icon, no subtitle box springs up. Why isn't it there?

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This means that there are no subtitles. This could mean that no one has decided to add subtitles, or it could mean that this video cannot be subtitled.

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When I select English CC in the settings, it works until I close the website and reopen it. Then I see that it was not saved. How can I make the setting so it's saved?

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You have to access the subtitles every time you open a new YouTube page. If these steps are too long, press C on a computer keyboard. If you are on mobile, you will have to do the whole process every time.

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I don't see an English language option from mobile?

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That will be because they weren't added. You can request for the creator to add captions, but unfortunately, sometimes you have to "make-do" with the auto-generated captions, which are of significantly lower quality.

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How do you turn off black background of subtitles to make them see through?

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Go to your device's settings. Under the "Accessibility" option, you should have an option to deal with captions. From there, you should be able to change the background colour to "none". You can also change the background opacity to 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.

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How do I turn off subtitles?

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You can simply click on the Subtitles button (or C) on your computer or click on the three dots, captions, and select Off for mobile devices.

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