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Use a Bluetooth keyboard with VoiceOver on Apple Watch

You can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to control VoiceOver output. Hold down the keyboard’s modifier keys and type to navigate Apple Watch using VoiceOver.

Connect a Bluetooth keyboard

Go to the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
Go to Accessibility > VoiceOver > Keyboards.
Put the keyboard in pairing mode, scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap the keyboard under Devices.

Change the keyboard settings

Go to the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
Go to Accessibility > VoiceOver > Keyboards.

Set any of the following:

Setting	Description
Phonetic feedback	Choose to hear characters and phonetics or phonetics only.
Typing feedback	Choose to hear characters, words, or characters and words as you type on the Bluetooth keyboard.
Modifier keys	Choose the modifier keys that must be pressed on a hardware keyboard to activate VoiceOver key commands. Options are Control Option and Caps Lock.
Keyboard interaction time	Set the amount of time to wait before VoiceOver can start Slide to Type, or make use of alternative keys on the software keyboard. Use the plus and minus buttons to adjust interaction time from 0 to 4 seconds.

Navigate using a keyboard

Use the following keys to navigate with a Bluetooth keyboard.

Setting	Action
Right Arrow key	Move to next item.
Left Arrow key	Move to previous item.
Modifier key Down Arrow key	Read out character or phonetics of selected item from left to right.
Modifier key Up Arrow key	Read out character or phonetics of selected item from right to left.
Modifier key Space bar	Tap selected item.

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