The Android app for Google Translate can now handwriting recognition. Users can write texts in seven languages, after which the written text is translated. Also, the app written Chinese and Japanese characters to recognize.
Except in the Asian languages is also handwriting recognition supported in several European languages, including English and German, writes AndroidPolice. English is not supported. The app, which is in English, incidentally Translation is called, in the text, an additional button, a field opens to write in. Handwriting recognition for languages other than Japanese and Chinese must go through the Settings menu has to be activated.
The function seems not to work well; during a brief test in the office of Tweakers.net with a Galaxy Nexus and gave the app a connection error, while other translations could be done. On a HTC Desire, the handwriting recognition, however. It is unclear how that is. Google’s Translate app is already some time in the Market. He is now more than ten million times.
