Braille displays supported by iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

You can use VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and a Bluetooth-enabled braille display to read and navigate.

Below is a list of supported braille displays that you can use with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

To ensure that your braille display uses the correct table:

1. Make sure you have the latest version of iOS.

2. Click the appropriate device link in this article to go to the device-specific commands for VoiceOver.

Alva

• BC640

• BC680

• 640 Comfort

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)

• Refreshabraille 18

• Mantis Q40

• Chameleon 20

Baum

• VarioConnect 12 (Conny)

• PocketVario 24

• Pronto! (18, 40) version 4 or newer

• SuperVario (32, 40, 64, 80)

• SuperVario2 (24, 32, 40, 64, 80)

• VarioConnect 12

• VarioConnect (24, 32, 40)

• VarioUltra (20, 40)

Eurobraille

• Esys 12

• Esys 24

• Esys 40

• Esytime 42

Freedom Scientific

• Focus 40 Blue (Classic)

• Focus 40 Blue v5

• Focus Blue (14, 40, 80)

GW Micro

• Braille Sense

• Braille Sense Plus (18, 32)

Handy Tech

• Active Braille

• Active Star 40

• Basic Braille (16, 20, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80)

• Basic Braille Plus (32, 40)

• Braillino (Requires serial numbers greater than 09307)

• Easy Braille (Requires serial numbers greater than 09123)

• Braille Wave

• Braille Star 40

Harpo

• BraillePen (only supports common braille commands for VoiceOver)

• BraillePen 12

• BraillePen 14

HIMS

• Braille Sense (Requires firmware v4.0 and higher)

• BrailleSense 6

• Braille Sense (Plus 18, Plus 32)

• Braille Sense U2 and U2 mini

• BrailleSense 6 mini

• BrailleSense U2 QWERTY

• Braille EDGE 40

• Smart Beetle 14

Humanware

• BrailleConnect 12

• BrailleConnect (24, 32, 40)

• BrailleNote Apex BT (18, 32)

• BrailleNote Apex QT (18, 32)

• BrailleNote Apex (18, 32)

• Brailliant (24, 32, 40, 64, 80)

• Brailliant BI (32, 40)

• Brailliant B 80

• Brailliant BI X (20, 40)

KGS

• Braille Memo (32, 40)

MDV

• MB408L

National Braille Press

• B2G

Ninepoint Systems

• Ninepoint

Nippon Telesoft/Perkins

• Mini Seika (8, 16, 24)

• Seika v4

Optelec

• EasyLink (only supports common braille commands for VoiceOver)

• EasyLink 12

Orbit Research

• Orbit Reader 20

• Orbit Reader 20 Plus

• Orbit Reader 40

• Orbit Writer

Papenmeier

• Braillex Trio

Learn more

Find out more about common braille commands for VoiceOver.