How to 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. And you can change the braille display settings on your watch.

Connect a braille display

1. Turn on the braille display.
2. On Apple Watch, open Settings, tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, tap Braille, and then choose the display.

Change the braille display settings

1. On Apple Watch, open Settings, tap Accessibility, tap VoiceOver, and then tap Braille.
2. 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.

See also

• Use the Accessibility Shortcut on Apple Watch
• Use VoiceOver on Apple Watch