Below are release notes for HIMS Firmware 2.0 release for BrailleSense 6 series notetakers.
1. Upgrades the
device to Android 12. *Note, you cannot down grade the device once you’ve done
this without losing all of your data.
2. Adds a To Do list
program in the Organizer Menu.
3. Adds BrailleSense
games in the Extras Menu.
4. Adds an App
Installer to All Apps, similar to what exists in the SensePlayer, to help new
users easily access some popular applications.
5. Adds an Optional
Add-Ons menu at the bottom of the Main Menu for easy access to the Sense Bible
download, as well as a Chat GPT application.
6. New Chat GPT
function: is available as an optional download. *Limited free trial of a few
questions, but requires your own API key if you intend to use extensively.
Media Player
a. Audio book folders
are now treated as a single entity, with marks, time elements and exit
positions applying to the folder as a whole, rather than individual files, as
happens in normal media playlists. To use this function, please copy files or folders
containing audio books to the “Audiobooks” folder of the flashdisk, SD card, or
any connected USB drive, and use the “Open folder” function from within the
Media Player, “Enter-F”.
b. You can now
navigate by chapters if chapters exist in the file. “Use 2-3-6 to move back a
chapter, and 3-5-6 to move forward a chapter.
c. You can now access
the Chapter List by choosing it from the menu, or by pressing “Backspace-L”.Files are now displayed in correct number order.
M4B file playback is now supported.
f. Marks should now be saved when entering Sleep Mode if you
have set the Media Player to save exit marks.
7. Podcasts
a. You can navigate
Podcast files by chapter in the same manner as described in the Media Player
above.
b. You can access the
chapter list in the Podcasts app with “Enter-L”.
c. Podcast episode
files are now saved using the episode names.
Voice Recorder
Fixed a problem where DAISY recordings
were not built correctly for playing on other devices.
9.
DAISY Player
a. When reading a
DAISY text book, you can now change the reading voice, separately from your
main TTS voice. Useful if you want to read a document in a different language,
or simply want a specific TTS voice for the file you’re reading. This setting
is located in the Voice Settings dialog.
10.
Document Reader
a. When reading a
document, you can now change the reading voice separate from your main TTS.
*Located in the Voice Settings dialog.
b. Fixed a problem
where the Headings List did not display in some EPUB documents.
11 Web Browser:
a. Fixed a problem
where Dropbox links wouldn’t download.
Wiki Search
Fixed the problem displaying all Wiki
Search content.
Sense Dictionary
Fixed a problem where looking up certain
words would result in truncated definitions.
Calculator
Fixed a problem where the history list did
not match the Calculator’s operating Braille code.
Voice Options
We added Thai voices to the installation
options on request.
16. Quick start Guide:
a. You can now access
Speech controls when the Quick Start Guide is running.
Mobile Screen Reader
Added the ability to move to the item
directly above and below your current position using Space-2-3, and
Space-5-6. This streamlines navigation of apps that offer different
categories of controls on different lines, such as BARD Mobile and BBC
Sounds.
b. Added the ability to copy and append to the clipboard from third
party apps, even when an edit box is not active. It was possible before only in
editing environments. Now, it will copy any selected text on the third party
app screen. The hot keys are the standard enter-C and Enter-P.