Hi, all. I'm trying to find a way to switch between my Or-20 and Or-40 using a quicker method than drilling through the settings to Voiceover and Braille, etc. I've done some searching in Shortcuts but haven't found anything besides turning VO on and off. Does anyone know if there might be a quicker way to switch displays?
Thanks in advance!,
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Braille settings shortcut
Initially I wasn't aware of any quick way, but as luck would have it someone on the r/shortcuts subreddit just posted a really useful site containing a list of URI's (basically a fancy link that causes apps to do specific things like open to particular screens). The settings app has a ton of these, including one to open into the VoiceOver braille settings. I made a shortcut to try this, which you can find here:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/b98c6b8941974abbb377d36ccf4117b3
It won't put you directly on the choose a display heading so you'll still have to find that yourself, but it'll get you most of the way there.
For future reference, that list can be found here:
https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/always-updated-list-ios-app-url-scheme-names-paths-for-shortcuts-0184033/
Thank you + one of my own shortcuts
This is a really useful shortcut, thank you for sharing it. I have a shortcut I made for switching my Bluetooth off and back on again, which you can get here: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/802445fe164f4b46b9e5793cd381e176
I called it Braille, because my main use for that shortcut was to get my Braille Displays to reconnect so it would work properly after I unlocked my phone.
Now I have a Chameleon and a Mantis, so I don’t need the shortcut anymore. They have an option built into the operating system on them called “reconnect devices’ which is really cool!
I hope the shortcut helps other braille users with older - more finicky - Braille displays.
Great stuff; thanks!
Exactly what I was hunting for. :-)
Can't Open Untrusted Shortcut Until I Run It Once? Hmmm.
So this is officially chasing my tail. I can't change the shortcutsecurity setting until I open and run it first, and I can't do that unless I'm allowed to open it? Or am I missing something? TIA
Running untrusted shortcuts
In your settings app>Shortcuts, you should see a switch to allow untrusted shortcuts, which is probably off by default (it's been a while since I had to look in there). Once you turn it on, you'll still get a warning the first time you run it, giving you a chance to review everything the shortcut does, but after that it should just work without prompting. The first time you run it I would suggest you do so from the shortcuts app itself to make sure it works. When you get it to open the braille settings for you you can go ahead and assign it to a VoiceOver gesture or braille display command to really speed up the process.
I Have The Shortcut, but Don't Know Braille Comands
Thanks for bearing with me. I don't find a place in Braille Commands to assign a Braille command to a shortcut. I did get a gesture assigned to the shortcut, though Which category can I look under in Braille commands?