March 2026 - MBraille-Test - lists.mpaja.com

v0.9.24 Polishing, change voicing strategy
by Harri Pasanen March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

Hi, As I'm not sure when I can do the next release, I'm putting this out, as it has couple if important fixes, even if I still have many things to clean. Main change is that self-voicing is now the default in the kb. You can leave VoiceOver or TalkBack on, but when in braille kb, self voicing is used. There is a switch to force VoiceOver user in settings, but I suggest you try without. Reason for this is that I have much more control over self-voicing than VoiceOver/TalkBack, so I believe it will be better in the long run. For example, deletions are announced with a lower pitch. I will also be able to implement voice cursor moving text cursor, so if you interrupt a long text read, you will not be thrown into beginning. This last feature is still in my todo. Best regards, Harri

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screen recording of intermittent silent word bug
by Keith Rempel March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Hi, I have here a screen recording of the bug where MBraille in some cases does not read a word that is entered. (this is the one I thought was related to keyboard clicks, not the one relating to multi-word contractions.) Keyboard clicks are turned off, so that must not be the issue. The words "now" and "see" are entered, but not read out when I swipe right in the video. Upon hearing nothing on a swipe right I do a 1 finger swipe up to demonstrate that the words have been entered properly but not spoken. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ycnicpce5z2pptal5y0cf/MBraille-word-skipping… I feel like the app is running just a bit more laggy for me than typical right now. That's hard to quantify though. Words are being skipped quite frequently for me this morning, hence my making the video. I just now (post video) quit the app from app switcher and relaunched. The bug is still happening quite a bit. In this case, it took me typing about three sentences for it to come back. But then it happened twice in a sentence. Keith

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4 finger swipe issue
by Harri Pasanen March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Hi, I think Elaine wrote having issues with 4 fingers swipes registering, but I don't recall anyone else mentioning this. I finally got myself a new iPad, and 4 finger swipes are almost unusable there. Seems like iOS is cancelling the 4th finger swipe, not always but over 50% of the time those don't work. My hypothesis is that thanks to removal of the physical home button, some code path to recognize those remains active, even if I unchecked the Four & Five Finger App Switching from the iPad settings. But I don't think Elaine has an iPad, so something else might also be going on. Anyone else have issues with 4 finger swipes? The two finger scrub works to go back to main menu as alternative, but I'm wondering if I need to drop 4 finger swipes completely... Best regards, Harri

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Audio bug
by Keith Rempel March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

Hi, As the beta gets better I am attempting to use it more in non testing situations. And with that, sorry to say, another moderately serious bug. Many of the sounds the app makes are interrupting music playing on my phone. It's like MBraille is taking control of the audio. So music actually stops instead of just ducking or continuing to play. The following things make music stop: App open Swipe down with newline sound on Misspelled word if not set to vibrate command mode toggle beeps click sound that plays as keyboard clicks are turned on or off from within settings. Probably some I have missed. Interestingly, the clicks that happen with typing do not cause music to stop. I am composing this message in the legacy app, and not experiencing any music outages as the keyboard clicks away and new line sounds are happening. Keith PS: Just Turned off Voiceover. The self voicing voice also causes music to turn off.

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Re: v0.9.23
by Keith Rempel March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

My mistake. That contraction is dots 235, not 234. On 2026-03-24 5:26 p.m., Keith Rempel wrote: > > they do not exist in UEB, but they do exist in grade 2 braille. > > > The most common example would be the word to > > In grade 2 braille you put dots 234 at the beginning of the word and > it expands to "to " > > So "{dots234}my" would expand to "to my" > > Legacy MBraille reads this out properly upon swipe right. Beta only > would say "my" even though "to my" is inserted in the buffer. > > On 2026-03-24 4:32 p.m., Harri Pasanen via MBraille-Test wrote: > >> Hi Keith, >> >> "Still not getting the first of two words spoken when using >> multi-word contractions in grade 2." >> >> Can you be more specific? I did not think multi-word contractions >> existed in UEB braille, but I'm ready to stand corrected. >> >> Best regards, >> Harri >> >> On Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 at 6:40 PM, Keith Rempel via >> MBraille-Test <mbraille-test(a)lists.mpaja.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A few discoveries. >>> >>> >>> UEB: The setting for switching UEB on and off in the settings menu >>> has no effect for me. However: >>> >>> lang ueb >>> >>> or >>> >>> lang en >>> >>> successfully switches braille tables, even though that change is not >>> reflected on settings screen. >>> >>> >>> Biggest concern: That bug where MBraille does not read out words as >>> they are written intermittently is still around. Sometimes it hides >>> away for a few minutes and I think it's gone. But it always >>> reappears. At present, it's about a word every 2 or 3 sentences. I >>> swipe right, the word is entered, but not spoken. I have my phone on >>> silent mode, so I do not think it's as simple as the keyboard clicks >>> interrupting voiceover. It occurs to me now to try fully turning the >>> clicks off in settings, to see if that improves things. >>> >>> >>> Still not getting the first of two words spoken when using >>> multi-word contractions in grade 2. >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the vibrate on misspelled word feature. That is nice to have. >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> On 2026-03-23 3:23 p.m., Harri Pasanen via MBraille-Test wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> This fixes some reported issues, some actually being small new >>>> features. >>>> Maybe one more release through Firebase, the moving to test >>>> releases directly from Apple and Google. That will then replace the >>>> legacy mbraille. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Harri >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MBraille-Test mailing list --mbraille-test(a)lists.mpaja.com >>>> To unsubscribe send an email tombraille-test-leave(a)lists.mpaja.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MBraille-Test mailing list --mbraille-test(a)lists.mpaja.com >> To unsubscribe send an email tombraille-test-leave(a)lists.mpaja.com

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v0.9.23
by Harri Pasanen March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Hi, This fixes some reported issues, some actually being small new features. Maybe one more release through Firebase, the moving to test releases directly from Apple and Google. That will then replace the legacy mbraille. Best regards, Harri

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Android specific issue
by Harri Pasanen March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Hi, For info: I experienced today that my mobile banking application refused to open, and the reason it gave was that there was a suspicious accessibility service called MBraille Beta on the device. It told me to uninstall MBraille Beta. If I were not the author of MBraille, I would have been worried. :) The reason for this is that Accessibility services are privileged applications, and Google has not yet vetted MBraille accessibility service, which I had to do to enable full screen braille input while TalkBack was running. Again, once MBraille is in Google Play store, this should no longer happen. Best regards, Harri

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Ueb and other concerns
by Eileen Misrahi March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Hello All, first, I want to respond to Richard ueb issue. i have tried this out by using the "to" sign without a space between the word "walk" and the "to sign” and it did not expand. in settings, I have both UEB and contractions turned on. Another issue, I am having, is when I re-initiate the braille keyboard and swipe down to add a line, I have voice over speak.one. When I go to swipe down again or to the right, I get the other dot position announced and can’t recalibrate the Braille keyboard. Also, at times the entire braille screen goes blank and crashes. at this point, I need to close out the app totally. The issue of not having a letter or a word announced after us space is added as continues. This is an issue that has been in this beta for a while, and I’m not sure if it will be fixed soon. I have also slowed down my braille input, which has made it more tedious to use the app for Word processing. I commend you, Harry in your dedication in creating an accessible braille app. Thanks for all your hard work for all of us. Eileen Sent from my iPhone

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Version 0.9.23: Clear buffer when executing commands feature/bug?
by Thomas Byskov Dalgaard March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Hi Harri and other testers! Just a few observations regarding the setting that clears the buffer when a command is executed. I wonder if some of the following are expected behaviour, a feature or a bug? Using the external keyboard buffer: When I execute a command, like sms or mail, I have explicitly told MBraille to clear the buffer after sending. When I return to the text field, all text is still present. If I try the same from the braille editor, using the braille keyboard mode the text is cleared as expected. However, if I in the Braille keyboard mode cancel the command. like if I press cancel instead of send when I did the sms-command the buffer is cleared. Can MBraille get some kind of exit code if cancel is pressed instead of the send button? Would really like to be able to get back to the content if I cancel the screen. If not I have to remember to use the undo gesture, and if I forget, the text is gone. Best regards Thomas Sendt fra min iPhone via BrailleSense U2/MBraille

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SMS cuts off before question mark
by Keith Rempel March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026

Typing in grade 2 braille. I write an SMS. At whatever point I put a question mark, the message is cut off. MBraille buffer: How are you? The weather is nice today. Message that goes out to SMS: How are you Have tested this a few times, and seems consistent. Keith

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