Please find below release notes for BrailleSense 6 series note taker version 2.1 firmware can be update online or manually downloaded for offline installation using the links below.

For those that cannot use online update see below for offline installation including procedure for offline manual installation.

1. General
   

1. This patch fixes navigation and installation access to the Google Play Store.
2. Supports new SensePlayer Smart connection.
3. Inserted Hindi Braille Code. Hindi TTS is also now available for download.
4. Added a “Re-install Default Apps” option in the “Settings” menu.
5. Fixed the announcement of “Number” when writing “No” in some instances.
6. Inserted the following USB keyboard shortcuts:
1. Control-Alt-A for mute audio.
2. Control-Alt-M for Mute Microphone
3. Control-Alt-N for notifications
4. Control-Alt-V for Voice Assistant
   
   
   

2. File Manager
   

1. There is now a Print option added to the send To dialog when a PDF file is focused. If you choose this option, the PDF will be printed using the default android print service.
2. Fixed the problem of not saving files to sub folders of OneDrive.
3. Fixed the problem of editing and re-saving files to OneDrive.
4. Added the “Open Document Option” setting to the “View” menu in Cloud Drives, so that you can determine if Word files open in Notepad or Word Processor by default.
   
   

3. Word Processor

1. Will now correctly focus a misspelled word when spellchecking a document.
2. Should now correctly deal with Tab characters when editing a document in Irish Braille.
3. Fixed the problem of crashing when trying to navigate UEB math. 
4. Fixes the problem back translating the Dollar sign in US Braille.
5. Fixes German translation problems
6. Fixed the problem of not translating the angle sign correctly.
7. Fixes math problem related to deletions and edits with the Backspace key.

4. Notepad

1. The default “Lines Per Page” setting in the Braille Document Layout dialog is now 25. *Note: this will not change unless settings are initialized.
2. The problem of not printing the header or footer when there is no page numbering set is now fixed.

5. E-mail
   

1. Fixed a problem of crashing when pasting text from the browser in to an e-mail.



5. Media Player
   

1. Added support for M4V files.
6. Voice Recorder
1. Separation from the Media Player is now complete. This means, there are no longer conflicts between the Media Player and Voice Recorder tasks, and that you can now access the Recorder app more easily from the background.
2. Fixes a problem where recordings were saved, even if you chose “No” on the prompt.
3. Fixes a problem where the Record Settings would crash if you tried to change the storage location.
   
   

7. Document Reader

1. Fixes issues opening some documents in the Document Reader

9. BookShare Download

1. You should now be able to download books to an SD card.
2. Periodicals should now download correctly.

10. Calculator

1. Fixed the problems with fractions, including receiving decimal results when fractions are expected, as well as simplified fractions.
2. Fixes fractional results  in the Calculator.

11. Google Docs and other 3^rd party apps

1. Fixed the problem of not honoring the change in Braille grade with Space-G.

 

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