iOS, iPadOS, LiveTV, closed captions default to on

drackerby
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:29:50 +0000
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I looked at previous topics, but found no solution.

Plex on iOS and iPadOS turns closed captions on by default when watching LiveTV. I do not see this behavior on the TVOS, Android, PlexWeb, HTPC Plex players.

Is there a way to have Plex on iOS and iPadOS not turn on closed captions on by default?

Under iOS Settings, Accessibility, Subtitles and Captioning, everything is toggled off.

The HDHomerun app (for LiveTV) on iOS and iPadOS does not exhibit this defualt-on behavior.

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