February 2026 - MBraille-Test

handling of sms contacts
by Keith Rempel Feb. 28, 2026

Feb. 28, 2026

Hi Harry and others, I never did manage to get the beta going here. I followed the steps, but when I click on the app, I'm told developer mode is required. One thing that trips me up quite a bit in the legacy MBraille is sending texts to multiple people. In particular if one of those people has multiple phone numbers. if I type sms then person A person b and person c, but person B has multiple numbers, I get an error message, and an sms message that is sent only to person A. It would be nice if person C could still be included in the message, even if an error occurred with person B. I would find it helpful if MBraille could default to using a mobile number, unless otherwise specified. Or if not that, if I could be presented with a list of numbers to choose from instead of just an error message. I am not sure to what degree these things are possible with IOS, or whether functionality has improved in the new version. Just tossing this out there as a long time frustration I'd love to see resolved. I know about using the m: prefex to specify mobile, but i find it a bit cumbersome in grade 2 braille, and there are times where I do not know if a contact has more than one number. Thanks for your work. Looking forward to checking out the new app, Keith

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v0.9.11 Input Modes
by Harri Pasanen Feb. 23, 2026

Feb. 23, 2026

Hi, This is soon coming your way. A rather big release, I should have probably broken it to a few smaller releases. Now there is the hardware kb mode Thomas was asking for. I went maybe a bit further than what he was asking for, to be seen how it worked out. Known issues (TODO): - Cloud sync needs work. - Help translations are behind - One handed braille mode implementation - Optimization pass to identify potential bottlenecks for slow performance - and few more things... Best regards, Harri

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Interesting behaviour when using commands from text buffer (external keyboard)
by Thomas Byskov Dalgaard Feb. 23, 2026

Feb. 23, 2026

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Help With Cal Entries
by Eileen Misrahi Feb. 23, 2026

Feb. 23, 2026

Hi Harri, I'm trying to use the cal command, but having problems having it inserted into the calendar app on the phone. I have read the help in'structions and used different formats for the date and time. Can you assist me in any tricks of the trade to be successful in this task. Thanks in advance. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone

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cal syntax, are months abbreviations allowed to
by Jean-philippe Rykiel Feb. 22, 2026

Feb. 22, 2026

Hi Harri. In the cal command, can we use abbreviations such as jan, feb, and so on, or can must be written as numbers? Thanks, JPR -- http://www.jprykiel.com https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykiel http://soundcloud.com/ryksounet https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykielhttp://facebook.com/jeanphilipperykiel

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v0.9.10 coming your way
by Harri Pasanen Feb. 19, 2026

Feb. 19, 2026

Hi everybody, This version fixes the ai command and improves on cal command argument parsing. cal was the calendar event creation command. Also a warm welcome to Matthew, a new iOS tester. I have no plans to make a third-party keyboard for iOS, it is too much hassle and Apple puts too many restrictions on those. Third party keyboards for Android are uncharted territory for me. But from what I've read, Android is a lot more developer friendly in that area, so it is a possibility. I will also need see how much traction MBraille will get on Android. I have a few more bigger features coming up and then I will start preparing a public version launch. For iOS there will be some test version directly from Apple, which will replace the legacy app, which will also test the migration, so that things like aliases, documents, user dictionaries get migrated to the new version. Best regards, Harri

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Feature request, paste command
by Jean-Philippe Rykiel Feb. 18, 2026

Feb. 18, 2026

hello harri, I wonder if an alias could contain a command that would paste the clipboard at a given point. –, you could have an alias containing a whole text, and just change the recipients name in the text, allowing you to send the same message to different person with their own name for example. Does it make sense to you? Beth, JPR http://www.jprykiel.com http://soundcloud.com/ryksounet https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykiel Http://www.facebook.com/jprykiel

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v0.9.9 Norwegian Success!
by Harri Pasanen Feb. 17, 2026

Feb. 17, 2026

Hi all, 0.9.9 is out, celebrating Norwegian performance in winter olympics by introducing support for contracted braille in Norwegian :) cal command is also back, with a twist. I spent a lot of time tweaking the slider for speech rate setting, finally making it work also in Talkback. Not sure how close it is to Apple native slider in VoiceOver, but hopefully usable. Cheers, Harri

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Inaccuracy in typing more than in public build
by Ioana Gandrabur Feb. 17, 2026

Feb. 17, 2026

Hi, I find that when typing text, dot combinations are registered as swipes, resulting in switching to command mode or copying or cutting inadvertently. Did not encounter such inaccuracies as often in public mbraille build. I suppose one can get better at precision typing but still thought I'd flag. Calibrating keyboard helps a bit, but still not ideal. Thanks and have a nice day. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone Privacy Disclaimer - Français à suivre This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Déclaration de confidentialité Le présent courrier électronique (y compris les pièces qui y sont annexées, le cas échéant) s'adresse au destinataire indiqué et peut contenir des renseignements de caractère privé ou confidentiel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce document, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer ou de le reproduire. Si ce message vous a été transmis par erreur, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur et le supprimer immédiatement.

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Questions about click sound settings, AI command and bug with spelling and typing echo by words
by Ioana Gandrabur Feb. 16, 2026

Feb. 16, 2026

Hello, Do we still have way to change typing sounds and new line sounds? There were the set commands but I don't see anything about them in the documentation. Also, where do we find past release notes? Would like to try that AI chat, that others mentioned. Finally, spelling does not work for me. Holding dot 1 with swipe left and right with one finger does not get any reaction. Also, after attempting to add my name to dictionary, any correction now results in inserting my name. Finally, space does not always result in reading out last word. I have typing echo set to words only. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need any screen recordings. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone Privacy Disclaimer - Français à suivre This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Déclaration de confidentialité Le présent courrier électronique (y compris les pièces qui y sont annexées, le cas échéant) s'adresse au destinataire indiqué et peut contenir des renseignements de caractère privé ou confidentiel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce document, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer ou de le reproduire. Si ce message vous a été transmis par erreur, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur et le supprimer immédiatement.

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