In Java Edition, Closed Captions can be seen from other screens (like Pause menu and Player Inventory), this wasn't the case on Bedrock Edition.
Steps to reproduce:
Enable Closed Captions: Settings > Accessibility > Closed Captions
Go breaks a block, or do any kind of action that will causes subtitles to appear
Open your Inventory or Pause menu
Observe
Expected results:
Closed Captions can be seen from other screens, like in Java Edition.
Observed results:
Closed Captions can not be seen from other screens.
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After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.
Please note that this is not the same as Working as Intended, as this bug report correctly describes behavior in the game that might not be the intended or desirable behavior, but it will not be fixed right now. Sometimes, this is because the issue reported is minor and/or impossible to change without large architectural changes to the code base.
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This is extremely important for the feature to be actually usable for deaf people.
Hiding the main HUD (including captions) when entering other menus may seem more “aesthetic” and polished, but it would be absolutely detrimental to users of the Closed Captions feature who may be deaf.
I urge the team developing Closed Captions to work around any technical issues that might make fixing this bug difficult and I hope this issue is not closed as “Won’t Fix” or “Works As Intended” because of the slightest is inconvenience like other bugs as of late.