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Blind Accessibility Keyboard

The keyboard for blind and visually impaired people.

Philip Heyse · de.bright_side.blind_accessibility_keyboard

3.0 (1 rating) 1K+ downloads v4.0.16 9.6 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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  • Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version
v4.0.16 (55)
Updated
Sep 24, 2026 (14 days ago)
APK size
9.6 MB
Requires
Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Listed since
Nov 29, 2015 (at least)
Permissions
8 (3 sensitive)
Website
bright-side.de/bak
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Blind Accessibility Keyboard is an app by Philip Heyse, listed since at least November 2015. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 4.0.13, the APK grew from 8.6 MB to 9.6 MB. It asks for 8 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity, read shared storage and modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

What's new in v4.0.16

Bugfix: vibrations when starting the service Bugfix: c in keyboard layout ru_small

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The "Blind Accesibility Keyboard" is an advanced keyboard developed for blind or visually impaired people. The app contains layouts for these countries/languages: - Arabic - Bulgaria - Cech - Croatia - Denmark - France - Germany - Greece - India - Israel - Italia - Korea - Norway (will be included in the next update) - Persic - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland (deutsch, francais and italiano) - USA - UK - Turkey (f and querty) Layouts Types - Layout with all keys and number keys on the first screen without long press for numbers or special characters - Minimal layout with few large keys - Full PC layout - Full PC layout with num pad - Split keyboard mode for large tablets in landscape view so that each key can be reached easily Typing Modes The typing modes work in these Android accessiblity modes: - Talkback - Talkback and Explore - disabled Availabe keybard modes for those three accessibility modes: - Lift to type - Double click to type Special keys - Ctrl, Alt, F1-F12, Esc, Tab, Page up/down, Home/End, Print, Pause - cursor keys - backward and forward delete - cut, copy and paste Look - choose custom keyboard color (16 million different colors) - choose custom background: any image on your device - choose one of 13 prepared looks - hidden suggestion area for more keyboard space - split keyboard mode for large tables for realxed typing Typing support - add custom templates like “brjs” for “Best regards, John Smith” - buttons for user defined text to e.g. type your mail address with 1 button - auto-correction (comming soon) - option to auto-capitalize when a new sentance starts Clipboard history The Clipboard history contains the last clipboard entries. Keyboard Editor Create or adjust your own keyboard with a build-in editor (not accessible) or by editing XML files (advanced users). Translations - Arabic - Bulgarian - Danish - English (US) - French - German - Italian - Polish - Portuguese (Brazil), comming soon - Portuguese (Portulal) - Russian - Spanish - Turkish For more information please visit: https://accessibilitykeyboard.wordpress.com/

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v4.0.13.

v4.0.16 LATEST Sep 24, 2026 9.6 MB TRUSTED v4.0.13 Oct 3, 2016 8.6 MB UNKNOWN

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 24, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “Unknown” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 24, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Sep 24, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Philip Heyse, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=K”ln, ST=NRW, C=DE
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)CD:E9:BF:45:09:E9:64:2A:5A:E0:59:F0:9F:FE:2C:55:AE:13:CA:18
  • File MD59632e5bf92cdc0b17bba6230914ed6b5
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

Blind Accessibility Keyboard requests 8 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Blind Accessibility Keyboard APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Blind Accessibility Keyboard free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Blind Accessibility Keyboard APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9632e5bf92cdc0b17bba6230914ed6b5.

Tags

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