Turning on captions/subtitles for Apple TV

To turn on closed captions and subtitles while watching a video on fourth generation Apple TVs:
  • Swipe down on your remote's Touch surface to reveal the Info panel

  • Swipe right to see the Subtitles panel.

  • Swipe down and select the option that you want to use.

If you want videos to use captions or subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing by default:

Go to Settings > General > Accessibility.

Select Closed Captions and SDH.

For more information, click here to visit Apple Support.