January 2026 - MBraille-Test

v0.6.6 available
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Hi all, # Version 0.6.6 The copy to clipboard when exiting MBraille should finally work for all devices, to be confirmed. The issue was happening with newish iPhones with lots of memory. Older iPhones and Android devices worked. Tweaked TTS language selection screen, now shows which language is selected and also the selected voice and dialect if any. Fix for accepting a spelling correction, to be validated. UEB/en-us braille toggle should work and feedback should tell which is chosen. Best regards, Harri

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Pasting Text Into 3rd Party Apps
by Eileen Misrahi Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Hi Harri & All, Just want to confirm that I am able to compose text in MBraille, exit the app and paste the text in a 3rd party app. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone

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v0.6.5 debug release
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Hi, This is mainly a debug build, adds logs that feedback command sends to me. This tries to corner the bug where text is not being copied to clipboard when exiting MBraille. Fixed a bug: Don't add newline during keyboard init. So if you have the copy to clipboard now working when exiting mbraille, could you use the feedback command, so I will get the logs around that functionality. Brooke, please use this release also to send feedback on the ueb vs. en-us issue. Best regards, Harri

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v0.6.4 is out
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Hi all, Another day, another version, for both Android and iOS. Added some new iOS testers. Changed a bit the announcement during keyboard initialization. UEB braille was setting was not being obeyed, causing really to be written as reY if using en-US braille, as it was always defaulting to UEB. dial/call/tel command (synonyms, all work) was only looking for a contact name, but did not work if you just provided a phone number. Another attempt at fixing the automatic copy of mbraille text to clipboard when moving to another app. I was not able to reproduce the issue myself, but perhaps it was a build issue with the package. Translations for French and Spanish help refreshed. Tweaked a bit how entering Danish contracted braille is announced before expansion. Next in my to do: - fixing spelling check + correction - translating dot commands Best regards, Harri

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No release today, just behind the scenes progress
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

Hi all, I've been working on translation tooling in the background, and doing some research for possible future features, so did not have time to make another release. I have some bugs to sort out and new features in the queue, but I will try to cut a new release at some point before tackling the bigger development tasks. Best regards, Harri

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Love the radio feature!
by Brooke Jan. 8, 2026

Jan. 8, 2026

I just tried it, it's fun!!! Thanks for incorporating that, Harri! Sent from my iPhone

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MBraille keyboard not usable on iOS?
by Parham Doustdar Jan. 7, 2026

Jan. 7, 2026

Hi, I'm noticing that on iOS, I can't type properly. When I type where I think I should, I get different letters. For example, when I try dots 1-2-3-4, I get an "e". When I go to the keyboard, VoiceOver announces that I should turn on direct touch, but it seems unnecessary because the roter gestures don't work? I also tried turning off VoiceOver, but I don't get any self-voicing feedback as the documentation says I should. Thanks, Parham Sent from my iPhone

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Suggestion: an interactive tutorial on first use of the app?
by Parham Doustdar Jan. 7, 2026

Jan. 7, 2026

Hi all, I'm new to MBraille, and I read the help, and I am going to continue to type inside MBraille to help the muscle memory develop. However, I was thinking that an interactive tutorial would help newcomers get a grip on the way MBraille works. What I mean by tutorial is something like, "Now swipe up with 3 fingers to switch to command mode", then it explains what it is, then it asks you to put in a couple of commands, etc. What do you all think? Best, Parham Sent from my iPhone

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v0.6.3 ready to test
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 6, 2026

Jan. 6, 2026

Hi all, Improved regression tests. Various small fixes, some with high impact depending on language. Fix to French contracted braille regression. Fix to character announced when backspacing when entering a word. Clipboard should now be populated with the text you've written when you switch to another application. This allows you to compose your text in MBraille and paste the result to any other app, both on Android and iOS. Another fix to TTS rate setting in Android. Fixed cursor preview in MBraille Desktop when entering text. Lang command fixed. If you know multiple languages and wish to type in Braille using another language, swipe up with 3 fingers to enter command mode, and the type lang two-letter-code for language and swipe down. Example: lang it Note that if you are not using VoiceOver but self voicing in the braille keyboard, the voice also changes to native Italian speaker voice. Best regards, Harri

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v0.6.2, Android only
by Harri Pasanen Jan. 4, 2026

Jan. 4, 2026

Hi This one should fix setting the speech rate for Android TTS in MBraille settings. Best regards, Harri

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