User Guide
Choosing a Language
The braille display uses the language that’s set for Voice Control. By default, this is
the language set for iPhone in Settings > International > Language. You can use the
VoiceOver language setting to set a dierent language for VoiceOver and braille displays.
Set the language for VoiceOver: In Settings, choose General > International > Voice
Control, then choose the language.
If you change the language for iPhone, you may need to reset the language for
VoiceOver and your braille display.
Controlling VoiceOver with Your Braille Display
You can set the leftmost or rightmost cell of your braille display to provide system
status and other information:
Announcement History contains an unread message Â
The current Announcement History message has not been read Â
VoiceOver speech is muted Â
The iPhone battery is low (less than 20% charge) Â
iPhone is in landscape orientation Â
The screen display is turned o Â
The current line contains additional text to the left Â
The current line contains additional text to the right Â
Set the leftmost or rightmost cell to display status information: In Settings, choose
General > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille > Status Cell, then tap Left or Right.
See an expanded description of the status cell: On your braille display, press the
status cell’s router button.
Zoom
Many iPhone apps let you zoom in or out on specic elements. For example, you can
double-tap or use the pinch gesture to expand webpage columns in Safari.
Zoom is also a special accessibility feature that lets you magnify the entire screen of
any app you’re using, to help you see what’s on the display.
Turn Zoom on or o: In Settings, choose General > Accessibility > Zoom and tap the
Zoom On/O switch.
Note: You cannot use VoiceOver and Zoom at the same time.
Zoom in or out: Double-tap the screen with three ngers. By default, the screen is
magnied by 200 percent. If you manually change the magnication (by using the tap-
and-drag gesture, described below), iPhone automatically returns to that magnication
when you zoom in by double-tapping with three ngers.
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