

In tabletop mode, you can type on flat surfaces. Hold 6 fingers on the screen for 3 seconds until you hear “Dot position updated.” Braille keyboard remembers the positions for screen-away mode and tabletop mode separately. Tip: If the dot positions are off, you can adjust them.

D: With your left index, right index and right middle finger, tap dots 1, 4, and 5.C: With your left index and right index finger, tap dots 1 and 4.B: With your left index and middle finger, tap dots 1 and 2.A: With your left index finger, tap dot 1.Hover your left index finger in the position of dot 1.On the screen, hover your 3 middle fingers. Use your pinky and thumb to support the phone.Your right hand holds the bottom of the phone, where the USB port is. Your left hand holds the top of the phone.Rotate the phone horizontally to landscape position.Turn your phone so the screen faces away from you.In the list of braille keyboard options, select Open tutorial.Hold your phone so the screen faces away from you.Screen-away mode lets you type with your device screen faced away from you. Important: By default, TalkBack braille keyboard switches between the modes based on the orientation of your device. Tip: When you open the braille keyboard for the first time, you can complete a tutorial for more information. This option is usually at the bottom right. If you don’t use Gboard, your options might be different.Select Switch input method or Next language.To find the keyboard, move focus to the text field and double-tap.Open an app that you can type in, like Gmail or Google Keep.Select TalkBack Settings Braille keyboard Set up braille keyboard.On devices without multi-finger support: In one motion, swipe down then right.Or, in one motion, swipe down then right. On devices with multi-finger gestures support (Android 10 & up): Three-finger tap.Manage your TalkBack braille keyboard Step 1: Set up the TalkBack braille keyboard Use gestures with the TalkBack braille keyboard Step 1: Set up the TalkBack braille keyboard Important: To use the TalkBack braille keyboard, turn on TalkBack and turn off magnification. TalkBack braille keyboard is available in English, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Catalan, Central Kurdish, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hungarian, Italian, Khmer, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Northern Sami, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh. With the TalkBack braille keyboard, you can use 6 fingers on your screen to enter 6-dot braille. Important: BrailleBack is no longer required to connect to a braille display.
