YouTube adds preferred-language controls for audio and descriptions
This YouTube Help article details how users can set their preferred language for audio, titles, and descriptions when watching videos on YouTube. It explains both how to set a global preference in user settings and how to change the audio language for a specific video if multiple options are available.
Key Takeaways
- Users can set preferred languages for audio, titles, and descriptions in YouTube settings on web or in the app.
- The language preference is separate from YouTube app language and location settings and does not affect search results or recommendations.
- A video with multiple language tracks can be switched in the player via Settings > Audio track.
- If a video has translated titles and descriptions, it can be found using those translations.
Why It Matters
This gives YouTube viewers a clearer way to choose language-specific playback without changing app language or location settings. The feature is relevant to multilingual catalog presentation because it covers audio dubs, titles, and descriptions, all from the same settings flow. For the streaming stack, it reinforces how metadata and audio-track handling are becoming part of the core viewing experience rather than separate extras. Watch for how consistently translated titles, descriptions, and audio tracks appear across videos that support multiple languages.
Read full article at support.google.com
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