Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Google already let you tap and swipe with your thumb and fingers to peck out text on your Android device. You could dictate to your phone or tablet, too. Now they’ve got a new app that lets you use your fingerpen to compose messages.
Handwriting Input landed in Google Play a few days ago, and it brings a Galaxy Note S Pen-style input experience to any Android device. Just switch inputs from your default keyboard to Handwriting and you can trace words on-screen using your finger (or a stylus, or a sausage, etc.) instead.
Google’s pretty good at deciphering even the messiest writing. They’ve gotten plenty of practice over the years, thanks to things like CAPTCHA codes, their book digitizing efforts, and Google Docs’ OCR abilities. Their experience — paired with corrections submitted by millions of users over the years — have helped build a highly-sophisticated text recognition system.
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Handwriting Input landed in Google Play a few days ago, and it brings a Galaxy Note S Pen-style input experience to any Android device. Just switch inputs from your default keyboard to Handwriting and you can trace words on-screen using your finger (or a stylus, or a sausage, etc.) instead.
Google’s pretty good at deciphering even the messiest writing. They’ve gotten plenty of practice over the years, thanks to things like CAPTCHA codes, their book digitizing efforts, and Google Docs’ OCR abilities. Their experience — paired with corrections submitted by millions of users over the years — have helped build a highly-sophisticated text recognition system.
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