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The Google Translate app for Android received a pretty significant update yesterday, bringing handwriting recognition to its bullpen of functionalities. The app, which added voice recognition back in October, can now recognize handwriting in seven different languages, including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. It's probably most important, however, for Chinese- and Japanese-speaking contingents, who can now use their handsets to translate characters that aren't typically featured on English keypads. The update to version 2.3 is available now, at the source link below.Google Translate app update adds handwriting recognition, breaks barriers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.PermalinkAndroid Police | Android Market |Email this|Comments Read More ...
