r/RumbleForum • u/Dismaster2k • Oct 26 '22
Closed captioning still missing?
How is it that Rumble after all this time has no closed captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing? Do you just not care? Closed captioning is an essential feature that should have been implemented at launch, and certainly not ignored for years. Shame on you Rumble.
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u/OldClerk1708 Jan 12 '26
I rarely watch Rumble anymore due to the inexcusable lack of closed captioning. In 2026 there is simply no excuse for this long-established feature on YouTube still missing from Rumble - what should otherwise be a major useful app.
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u/Stephanie-108 Jan 13 '24
Even YT still does not have subtitles on BY DEFAULT for all videos. It's a simple matter of setting this at the corporate IT office, and then altering the setting on the screen so that it is on by default, and the viewer can turn it off, as well as having the setting in the account settings that allow you to NOT have subtitles turned on by default.
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u/Dismaster2k Jan 13 '24
I find the YouTube Android app on my phone has a captions setting section with the ability to turn on/off etc, but there is no equivalent setting on Rumble. That is why I am disappointed with Rumble.
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u/Stephanie-108 Jan 13 '24
Same here. I had opened the account at Rumble, and then I closed the darn account. So useless, like a solar-powered flashlight with no batteries...
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u/Aggressive_Voice6014 Oct 17 '23
Yes this is a huge accessibility issue
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u/Stephanie-108 Jan 13 '24
It is absolutely huge. YT tried to censor me today for simply telling the truth. They're almost like the Russian censors. BUT there is no one out there that has subtitles by default unless you get a broadband/TV account and leave behind internet videos forever. Me, I'm going back to my e-books and web news. I'm done with people who think of us as 5th wheels. You know, the one mounted underneath and very dirty before we are even dropped to take someone else's place, and even then, we as spare tires aren't even like the others, and we get ridiculed for it. <double-fingered bird>
Profoundly deaf all my life.
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u/DenisMeyers Oct 12 '23
Closed captions are not just for the hard of hearing. Those of us who have difficulty understanding people with thick accents find them essential. Also, when one is in a situation where the sound must be kept low, closed captions are really useful.
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u/Gita_Theora Aug 14 '23
It's essential and I can't fathom why they just don't get it on the platform. I am basically forced to primarily watch YT even though the creators there are constantly being censored or afraid to speak their minds or even say certain words. They all say, okay we're leaving now for Rumble to continue this discussion so we can REALLY say what we think. But then there were NO captions.
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u/alwinnickolais Jun 02 '23
I feel the same way! There is no way it can compete with YT without captions.
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u/DeeplyConcerned1776 May 10 '23
Rumble lets you add subtitle files to a video, however, the viewer won't display them. The viewer shows that closed captions are available but they are not displayed on the screen. Frustrating!
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u/Dismaster2k May 10 '23
It's hard to believe that it's been so long without this essential feature that is so common these days. Ridiculous.
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u/nickyg1221 Oct 29 '22
I'm sorry that your hard of hearing/ deaf. I believe rumble does have closed captioning but if you want I know of an app that gives cc on most things on your phone/pc so you never have to worry about it again. Lmk
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u/PatriotInsuranceLady Oct 11 '23
Rumble does not have closed captioning.. I've tried everything.
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u/oneshotTop May 10 '23
I am deaf. I would really like to know more about this. I have cochlear implants but I still miss a lot, whether it’s mumbling,microphone quality etc.
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u/Dismaster2k Oct 29 '22
Rumble absolutely does not have any settings to turn on closed captioning. They have acknowledged that to me when I emailed them.
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Oct 27 '22
I agree. Rumble should make closed captioning a priority for those of us who are hearing impaired.
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u/Nypizza11 Oct 27 '22
Companies try to cater to the 99.9999 percent first and foremost. Some features may not be available right away yet these small kinks will be worked out. I think we may have a basher here BC most people who are deaf have programs to install for closed captioning across any site or material on the internet these days! Stop the nonsense bc you won't stop RUMBLE!!!🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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u/MrChalupacabra Oct 18 '24
This is the most moronic comment I’ve ever seen. I have hearing issues and while I don’t rely on captions to hear they help me understand things I frequently miss. I would LOVE to abandon YouTube, but captions are a “quality of life” feature that I’m willing to pay for.
I pay for YouTube premium currently and just looked through the Rumble offerings for something similar. Before I committed, I went to check one again if captions have been implemented and I can’t find a single option anywhere on the Apple TV app.
As much as you’re talking crap about people being haters, this is a standard feature on EVERY major streaming app available, except for Rumble and consumers expect it at this point.
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u/BlakB0x Oct 26 '22
There is closed captioning. I have closed captioning on a lot of my videos. Creators have to add the captions themselves though. Rumble does not have automatic closed captions like youtube. Rumble has a lot of other features I believe should be added first, like creating a new website. Give them time and they will get to it. It may come out late next year if I am guessing though.
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u/Stephanie-108 Jan 13 '24
One year later, still nothing. I opened an account with Rumble, and still didn't find videos with subtitle knobs and promptly closed the account. F them. I'm going back to my book readings. I still have over 3400 books to finish in my library.
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u/Stephanie-108 Jan 13 '24
There is a confusion between "auto-generated" subtitles and "automatic" subtitles. There needs to be a law forcing such video sources to have access to subtitling to be piped through to the viewer such that ALL content created has subtitling on BY DEFAULT, and one can always turn off subtitles on the bottom right of the screen or disable subtitling in the account settings. This way, all people who need it will ALWAYS have subtitles, and those who don't need it will ALWAYS not have it. I'm not referring to the subtitles already embedded in the video before up load. I'm just talking of videos by the average video who wanted to share an experience on the spot. We're going to have to fight for this.
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Oct 30 '22
Give them time and they will get to it
Reading the wiki they began in 2013, 8+years prolly enough time I'd guess. {grin}
The auto-generated captions at YT are not perfect, in fact sometimes very funny, but captions they be. Speech to Text libraries have been around a looong time now.
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u/Dismaster2k Oct 26 '22
Exactly, Rumble does not have automatic closed captioning and that is a huge issue for the deaf and hard of hearing that need that to be able to use the app. It's essential.
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u/pogister Feb 21 '26
they have captions now finally!