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Can someone using Android demonstrate effective use of Braille Screen input? (self.Blind)
submitted by retrolental_morose
I've been using BSI on iPhone for quite some time, and now sometimes on FireOS too.

Is there a video, or podcast, or something, which shows someone doing the same on modern Android at any sort of reasonable speed?

I'm hitting well over 60 wpm on horseback or in a moving off-road vehicle on my iPhone so wouldn't want to lose that level of productivity.
DHamlinMusic 5 points 1y ago
Not a clue about videos, or the like, but I use it 100% of the time, and can write faster than I did when I could see. It's very snappy on my Pixel 6.
Ok_Scar9881 1 points 1y ago
If you've used braille screen input on the iPhone, what would you say the differences were going from IOS to android, using the pixel 6?
DHamlinMusic 2 points 1y ago
Never have been an Apple person, so no idea, but it's as fast to use as the iOS people I’ve chatted with who are using BSI and overall the setup is almost the same, a few gestures for things are a bit different I think but not sure.
QueasyAngle9524 1 points 11m ago
I think there is a few on the android you can use. I know a few. If you would like to message me one of these tiems. I will be glad to help. If you are not the chatting kind. I can tell you some. there is one called SBK, but there is also one called ABK. I like the both of them for different things.
Blindman2k17 1 points 1y ago
Only thing I dislike about android braille screen input is there is no way to know if you misspelled something or correct something that was misspelled if you realized it! That swiped down and up on iOS is so awesome.
DHamlinMusic 0 points 11m ago
What are you on about, same thing works on Android, up or down with one finger moves the cursor and reads whatever you cross, can be adjusted with reading navigation setting, so character, word, line, etc. Now I will say the fact keyboard echo isn’t on by default for bsi is irritating, but quickly fixed.
Blindman2k17 0 points 11m ago
You apparently didn’t read my post LOL it’s OK let me explain. On the iPhone when you flick up and down using Braille screen input after you spell a word if you misspelled it a the iPhone is going to tell you because voiceover has that built-in. B you can actually flick up and down through spelling adjustments which is exactly what my first post said that apparently you’re to criticize because you didn’t know about the feature. You cannot do this an android. I wasn’t talking about moving the cursor at all never brought it up.
Timely-Fruit 1 points 1y ago
I'm around 65 WPM on iPhone, (uncontracted) and around 60 on android. I don't use talkback and or it's keyboard, however. Don't really know of a video or podcast myself, but if you think us sitting down and possibly giving tips to one another, I'm happy for you to send me a chat or DM and we can work something out. Typing was one of the biggest reasons I refused to let iPhone go for years.

Out of curiosity, what arrangements (if any?) have you tried on your android? Also screen away or table top?
DHamlinMusic 2 points 1y ago
Not OP but I would say I get more than that by far on Android, but I use contracted so makes sense, screen away is just easier in my opinion, but to each their own.
Timely-Fruit 2 points 1y ago
That might explain. I tried contracted, but the way I type and abbreviate, I'd often have to backspace to add letter signs, and translation errors would annoy me.
I've always used table top, probably because I came from note takers. I've tried to learn screen away, and haven't given up yet completely, but I can't seem to wrap my fingers around the phone the right way? A few friends think I have too short fingers, but I'm not sure anymore. So I have to type on my bag when out and about. :(
DHamlinMusic 1 points 1y ago
I use my phone for everything, all of this is written with bsi, and yeah screen away could be an issue with certain finger sizes, or screen size. I am sure I am doing many things wrong as far as writing goes.
Timely-Fruit 2 points 1y ago
I have my 4 inch iPod to my 6.5 inch android, all in table top.
I use my phone for mobile things, but PC is still my primary.
techstress 1 points 1y ago
best one i could find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AdRFFkE9cI
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