[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Braille screen input on iPhone Se 2022

Sun Mar 27 02:47:55 UTC 2022

Now that makes infinitely more sense. By speaker, I thought you meant
speaker phone versus just throug hthe earpiece.

I frame the phone with my thumbs on top and my smallest fingers on
bottom, then type with my index, middle, and ring.

On 3/26/22, Kelsey Nicolay via NFB-Braille-Discussion
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Those of you who aren’t having the mute issue, how are you holding your
> device? I hold my phone so that it’s cradled between my palms, so in this
> position, my palm covers the bottom speaker.
>
> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
>
>> On Mar 26, 2022, at 10:03 PM, Ellen Ringlein via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>> <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I use Braille screen input on my iPhone 8 all the time with and without
>> earbuds and have no problems. The same was true for my 6S. I have mine set
>> for screen away mode and use it that way if the screen is pointing away
>> from me or if the phone is on a table face up. I have no problem fitting
>> my fingers on the screen, but then I have relatively small hands. I have
>> never experienced the problems with muting you describe.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Ellen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:nfb-braille-discussion-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sanho
>> Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2022 4:40 PM
>> To: NFB Braille Discussion List <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Braille screen input on iPhone Se
>> 2022
>>
>> Kelsey,
>>
>> I also use screen away mode, and my hand being in front of the phone
>> hasn't muted it in the seven years I've been using BSI unless I was on a
>> call. In fact, I can flip my phone over onto its face without it muting.
>> Intriguing. Does anyone here know of a relevant setting?
>>
>> Similarly, if I have wired earbuds plugged in, I can keep my palm far
>> enough away from the phone that it doesn't interfere with the lightning
>> port and so doesn't affect my typing. It might be worth experimenting with
>> hand position to see if there's a comfortable solution for you.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 3/26/22, Kelsey Nicolay via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>>> <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Yeah I know about the active call situation. My palm seems to mute the
>>> speaker even when not on a call. It makes typing very interesting as I
>>> can’t hear what VoiceOver is saying. If I use earbuds, the cord gets in
>>> the way of
>>> me holding the phone.   -
>>>
>>> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Mar 26, 2022, at 4:20 PM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via
>>>> NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> My SE only turns off the speaker while using BSI if I'm typing while
>>>> actively in a call. I use earbuds if I need to type in that situation.
>>>> Otherwise, BSI on the SE is as easy as it has always been on the
>>>> smaller models.
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/26/22, Kelsey Nicolay via NFB-Braille-Discussion
>>>>> <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hello, I would like to get the new iPhone Se that just came out to
>>>>> replace my aging iPhone 8 plus. However, I’m concerned that the
>>>>> screen size will be too small for braille screen input. I use away
>>>>> mode. I always end up muting the speaker when typing on my 8 plus,
>>>>> so there’s no doubt I’ll have the same issue with the Se. I do not
>>>>> want to have to go through the struggles of learning a phone without
>>>>> a home button just so I can have a bigger screen for braille screen
>>>>> input, so for those of you who have an Se, what tips can you offer
>>>>> to make braille screen input of a chore to use on the smaller screen
>>>>> and is there any way to avoid the mute issue?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
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>>>>
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>>>> Sanho
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