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

Sun Mar 27 16:21:49 UTC 2022

How do you prevent strain on your pinky when holding the phone like that? When I try to hold the phone like that, it hurts my pinky really bad. 

Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone 

> On Mar 26, 2022, at 10:49 PM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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