Google added support for Hindi handwriting on Android smartphones and tablets.
"In
our quest to bring 300 Million more Indian users online, it has often
confounded us that less than 10% of internet usage is in Indian
languages while in the offline world more than 90% of newspaper readers
or TV viewers are using these media in Indian languages," said a Google
spokesperson. "Today, we are announcing beta support for Hindi
handwriting and ability to switch to a native Hindi experience for your
Android. These are baby steps to make the Hindi internet simpler to
use."
Once enabled, this feature will allow a
user to scribble words in Hindi using his fingers or a stylus on the
touchscreen of a phone or tablet. Google will recognize the word and
perform a search query. The same feature can also be used to scribble
words in Hindi and then translate them into English through the Google
Translate app available for Android smartphones and tablets.
Laptop
users can access the same feature by installing an extension in Chrome
browser. "Whenever you activate this (extension) your computer's
trackpad will turn into a writing pad, so you can write Hindi script
using freehand. Then the tool will recognize your handwriting and
convert it to text, which can be inserted into text fields on any
website," said the spokesperson.
Android users
who have access to the latest version (4.3) of the mobile OS can also
use turn on Hindi user interface. This is similar to the support for
local languages provided by Samsung in its devices. The Korean company
recently said that it was adding user interface support in nine Indian
languages, including Hindi, to its Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
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