Google adds braille keyboard to accessibility kit： you can type without additional hardware.

On April 10th, Google launched a series of practical barrier-free functions to help people with disabilities use Android phones, including text-to-speech functions, on-demand reading, subtitles and other functions. According to XDA, today Google launched a new function in its TalkBack service: a virtual Braille keyboard, which enables visually impaired people to type on their mobile phones without additional hardware (and without listening to Talkback voice prompts).

Google said that they have worked with Braille developers and users to develop this virtual keyboard, which will be familiar to anyone who has entered Braille before.

The keyboard adopts a 6-key layout, and each key represents one of the 6 Braille dots to form any letter or symbol. For example, typing "A" requires pressing point 1, while typing "B" requires pressing points 1 and 2 at the same time. Users can also use the keyboard to delete letters and words, add lines and submit text.

IT House understands that the new Braille keyboard will be integrated into the Talkback service as part of the "Android Accessibility Kit". . This feature is applicable to all applications, supports Braille Level 1 and Level 2, and is currently only available in English. It should be noted that the Talkback gesture is not available when the Braille keyboard is turned on.