To clarify some terms first: The bottom refers to the screen just above the port for charging the phone.
The top being the opposite end. So when landscaped in screen away mode, it would be the left or right edge. If the charging port is toward your right, then that would be the same as the bottom when in portrait, etc. I turn the phone to landscape, screen away mode, and simultaneously do a one finger double tap usually with my index fingers, so I am tapping at the left and right when in landscape and have never had that fail to launch Braille Screen Input. To stop Braille Screen Input, I use my index fingers and swipe one from what is now the top of the phone in landscape, down while at the same time sliding the other from the bottom toward the top, which kind of minicks a rotor jesture, but it usually says something like word mode, stopping braille screen input. I am not sure I have ever calibrated the fingers. It just works. What you hear when you type is determined by the setting under Accessibility, typing and Braille Screen input where you can have nothing, characters, or words, or both characters and words spoken. HTH, Richard, “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. My web site: <https://www.turner42.com> https://www.turner42.com From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Tesar Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2024 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Still struggling, Re: Braille screen input Hello, I have the basics to get BSI started and stopped but it’s hit and miss. Can you clarify the correct gestures to start and configure the fingers. **Start Using the roter is hit and miss and sometimes it’s is changed to unselected. The other way to engage BSI is with finger taps. How exactly should the 1 finger double tap be done? Should the Iphone be in portrait and facing me? Should the taps be in the center or the diagonally opposite corners of the screen? Should this tap be simultaneous or one after the other? ***Configuring the 6 fingers When BSI starts, the Iphone is in landscape and screen away. The Iphone back corners are braced with my thumbs and pinkies and part of the palms. The right and left 3 center fingers are curled so that the tips will tap the right and left edges. Should the 3 fingers touch each other or be apart? I start with the right fingers for dots 4, 5 and 6. Should they be tapped simultaneously or one after the other? Should they be held down or lifted before repeating fingers for 1, 2 and 3? With screen away I can lock the layout with a 3 finger swipe down. I’m trying different methods and getting mixed results. Writing the alphabet from “a” gets me to “g” most of the time. I don’t hear any letters using dot 3 like k, l, m, etc. What is the correct gesture for starting and configuring? Peter T. On 2024-10-29 9:19 AM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: Hello Gezim, I am replying using Braille Screen Input. It working like always for me. I engage it by double tapping with one finger at the top and one at the bottom of the screen. Also on 18.1 but on the 16 pro, but that shouldn't matter. Richard, USA "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley My web site: https://www.turner42.com (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c On Oct 29, 2024, at 6:04 AM, Gezim Rexha <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, Yesterday I updated my iPhone to iOS 18.1, and I noticed that Braille screen input is no longer functioning. I am using iPhone 12 Pro Max. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, Gezim -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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