It sounds like there is an issue with the Braille Commands in iOS.

Space+s is the normal default, but that could have been changed or duplicated 
somewhere, who knows.

Open the VoiceOver settings, commands, and go down to where it lists your Orbit 
Reader, then Navigation commands.  It is in that gruping.

Or you could go through the all commands list…

 

 

 

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Greg 
Wocher
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: can't get to status bar using Orbit 20 Braille display

 

Hello, I have an orbit reader 20 and I am seeing the same behavior. If I do a S 
chord it does not go to the status bar. I also have one of the NLS Humanware 
e-reader displays and it is exhibiting the same behavior with the S chord. The 
only way I have found to get to the status bar is to do a L chord to move to 
the top.

 

Greg Wocher

 





On Feb 18, 2026, at 10:41 AM, Dennis Long <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

 

No issue with the Orbit writer.

 

From:  <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]< 
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> On Behalf Of Ryan 
Mann
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 8:06 PM
To: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone < <mailto:[email protected]> 
[email protected]>
Subject: can't get to status bar using Orbit 20 Braille display

 

Hello. I am trying out using my iPhone 16 Pro with an Orbit Reader 20. space 
with the letter s is supposed to move to the status bar, but when I press this, 
nothing happens.  when I go into voiceOver help and press space with s, 
VoiceOver says that command moves to the status bar. Why can't I do it for 
real? 

 

Ryan Mann 

 

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