watchOS 7

Use a braille display with VoiceOver on Apple Watch

Apple Watch supports many international braille tables and refreshable braille displays. You can connect a Bluetooth wireless braille display to read VoiceOver output, including contracted and uncontracted braille. When you edit text, the braille display shows the text in context, and your edits are automatically converted between braille and printed text. You can also use a braille display with input keys to control your Apple Watch when VoiceOver is turned on.

For a list of supported braille displays, see this Apple Support article: Braille displays supported by Apple Watch.

Connect a braille display

Turn on the braille display.
On Apple Watch, go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille, then choose the display.
To see the braille commands for controlling Apple Watch, tap More Info, then tap Braille Commands.

See the Apple Support article Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your Apple Watch.

Change the braille display settings

On Apple Watch, go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Braille.

Set any of the following:

Setting	Description
Output	Set the braille display output to uncontracted six-dot, uncontracted eight-dot, or contracted braille.
Input	Choose the input method for entering braille on the display—uncontracted six-dot, uncontracted eight-dot, or contracted braille. You can also turn on Automatic Translation.
Word Wrap	Wrap words to the next line.
Alert Display Duration	Adjust the duration that an alert is visible on your braille display.
Braille Tables	Add tables to the Braille Table rotor.

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Apple Watch User Guide

Use a braille display with VoiceOver on Apple Watch

Connect a braille display

Change the braille display settings