Braille access in IOS 26

By rachel, 19 October, 2025

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Braille on Apple Products

Hi. I'm just wondering are there other users of QWERTY-style Braille displays (e.g. the Mantis) who are noticing that the key combination that is supposed to toggle Braille access mode (VO Y) does absolutely nothing, meaning there is no longer a quick way to locate apps like there was before the update? Or is there something I'm not aware of in the Braille settings I need to alter before the key combination will work. Many thanks.

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By Rob on Monday, October 20, 2025 - 12:34

Hi, I have a Mantis Q40 and had the same problem. I reset the voiceover settings and this resolved the problem. Go to settings, accessibility, voiceover and then scroll to the bottom and choose reset voiceover settings. Good luck.

By rachel on Monday, October 20, 2025 - 12:49

Hi. I'm pleased this worked for you but it hasn't for me. I did that before posting this, as a last resort. Not something i wanted to do. I still haven't figured out what i've missed to get things back to how i had them.

By Rob on Monday, October 20, 2025 - 18:40

Sorry it didn't work for you. I unpaired the Mantis before doing the voice settings reset and then paired the Mantis when this was done. It didn't work at first so I reselected the braille table under braille in voiceover, in my case it was English unified contracted. After doing this, it worked. Not sure what else to suggest.