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use native Android applications directly from the Google Play Store. Before you
can install native Android applications, you must have a Google Play Store
account.
You can run the Play Store by navigating to it from the Main menu, and pressing
"Enter". You can also press the letter "P".
When you first open the Play Store application, you will need to sign into your
Google account. It is important to note: when you use the Google Play Store
and any applications you install from there, you are utilizing native Android apps.
Thus, you are no longer accessing the BrailleSense interface, and interaction
and navigation is slightly different.
BrailleSense 6 contains a mobile screen reader that is automatically executed
when you use any native Android app. It is somewhat similar to TalkBack for
Android with some notable enhancements. Because you must navigate the
graphical Android screen, it can sometimes be difficult to locate what you need
efficiently. For this reason, the BrailleSense screen reader allows you to locate
icons according to their first letter. So, if you're looking for a Search icon, press
the letter S. Pressing a given letter will take you to the first icon that matches.
Subsequent presses of the same letter will jump to additional icons on the
screen beginning with that letter.
Use "F3" and "Space-F3" to move among individual objects on the screen. The
Control and Alt keys will often take you to different content areas on the screen.
In programs like Docs, Sheets, and Slides, keyboard shortcuts are available for
QWERTY keyboards, and the Control and Alt keys allow you also to utilize these
functions. Use Backspace when Shift is required.
Use "Space-1-2-3" to move to the top of the current content area, and "Space-4-
5-6" to move to the bottom of the current content area. Use "Enter" to select or
run the current item, and “F4”, “Space-E”, or “Space-Z” to move back one
screen.