Hi James,
I changed the subject line to reflect what you are asking. I ended up selling my Braille Sense. I have totally changed to the iPhone for my note taking needs. I use the native Notes app quite a bit. If you want something a little more robust, Voice Dream Writer is a very good app for that. You can also put Braille Screen Input on your rotor so you can type in Braille. You will find this in Settings, accessibility, VoiceOver, rotor. Here, select Braille screen input. Now, when you are in an edit field, turn your rotor to Braille Screen Input and boom instant Braille. You will probably have to calibrate the dots so the phone can get used to your fingers. You do this by pressing your right three fingers on the screen, lifting them, then pressing the left three fingers on the screen and lifting them. It is a quick gesture. There are two ways in which to hold the phone so you can use Braille Screen Input. One is called away mode. In this setting, you put the phone on its side and hold it in both palms of your hands with the screen facing away from you. Make it to where three fingers of each hand can rest on the screen. The other way to hold it is tabletop mode. Lay the phone on a flat surface and place three fingers from each hand on the screen. Someone else may do a better job in explaining tabletop mode as I find it a little confusing. By the way, when you put the phone in Braille screen input mode, it is all done in landscape. One way you can also tell where your fingers are on the screen, is to put the phone in exploring mode. While Braille Screen Input is on, put one finger on the screen and hold it. Keep adding fingers on the screen and it will tell you kind of where your fingers are. It will say something like, “Dot 4” that should be on your right hand if you are holding it correctly. When you add fingers to the exploring mode, you will get a feel for where the dots are on the screen. Remember to keep one finger on the screen to remain in exploring mode. This has been a load of information I know. Keep it for reference and don’t hesitate to ask for mor clarification on anything you don’t understand. Thanks, Jenn From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of bentleyj1...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: I'm not sure that all of my emails are getting through and. Thank you Anna. Hi, I am considering the possibility of using my iPhone SE 2020 as a note-taker using Braille to input the text. I am a Braille user and I am wondering what apps people recommend for taking notes on an iPhone. I have around 150 files on my current notetaker. If I can use the iPhone one third as efficient as the Himms Braille Sense, then I want to try. , This is my first iPhone so I do not know if there might be a native app already on the phone or should I consider something from the app store. Are other iPhone users switching from note-takers to the iPhone? Regards, James B From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Anna Dresner Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 6:40 PM To: VIPhone Mailing List <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: I'm not sure that all of my emails are getting through and. Thank you Anna. Hi James, You're welcome. It sounds complicated, but if you know braille, you'll catch on quickly. It can be a very efficient way of typing text on an iPhone, especially if you type in contracted braille. Best of luck, Anna On May 24, 2020, at 4:38 PM, <bentleyj1...@gmail.com <mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > <bentleyj1...@gmail.com <mailto:bentleyj1...@gmail.com> > wrote: I spent a bit of time trying to figure out how to get Braille input to work on my iPhone. 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