Apple TV app adds sign language interpretation to selected titles
Apple announced a sign language feature in the Apple TV app: a button turns on an interpreter while you watch, starting November 13 with Being Heumann.
Apple added a button to the Apple TV app that shows a person interpreting the speech in sign language during a film. It starts on November 13 and covers selected titles only.
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Why it matters
Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers see a sign language interpreter inside the title itself, without another app.
Try it: if you subscribe, turn it on and see how it works.
The details
- Turn it on in the app settings, then press the Sign Language button while watching.
- It starts on November 13, 2026, with the global premiere of Being Heumann. F1 already offers it.
- It supports American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL). F1 has both; Being Heumann has ASL.
- It needs iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS or visionOS 27.2 or later, and works on other supported devices with the latest app.
- More Apple Original titles follow, including Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound before the end of 2026.
- Apple TV costs $14.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial.
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