Turn on subtitles on Apple TV with Siri

Quick answer

"Turn on subtitles" into your Siri Remote and Apple TV enables captions for what you're watching; "turn off subtitles" hides them. You can also say "what did they say" to jump back about 15 seconds and briefly show captions for the line you missed.

Say this

“Turn on subtitles”

How it works

01Hold the Siri button on the Siri Remote
02Say "turn on subtitles" or "turn off subtitles"
03Try "what did they say" to replay a line with captions

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If Siri doesn't get it

Subtitle availability depends on the title and app. Set caption style and language in Settings > Accessibility > Subtitles and Captioning.

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Last updated June 12, 2026