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Handwriting recognition on the iPad?

Hi,

Could anyone confirm whether the new iPad has handwriting recognition?

I am one of the few people who is keeping hold of my Palm Pilot because I think better when writing by hand (rather than typing on a keyboard). As iPad is designed to help people 'create', I can't think of a better feature. (To be honest, it's the lack of handwriting recognition that keeps me from going to the store now to buy one. I came close to buying a Dell Inspiron Duo the moment I saw it, but decided to wait for a lighter version (or an iPad)).


If there isn't the possibility now, is there any chance that handwriting recognition will be added in iOS 5 or as a separate application that can be used with iPad aps?

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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 1:31 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 1:48 PM

Handwriting recognition is not built into the iPad, no. There are some apps available that offer handwriting recognition; someone else here can probably offer comments and suggestions.

is there any chance that handwriting recognition will be added in iOS 5


There's the possibility of all sorts of things, but no one here will know or be able to say. We'll all have to wait and see. Given that iOS isn't designed around a stylus, and attempting to write with your fingertip yields less than satisfactory results in most cases, I would doubt that iOS will include handwriting recognition as a standard feature, but it could happen.

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Apr 6, 2011 1:48 PM in response to IPadforwriting

Handwriting recognition is not built into the iPad, no. There are some apps available that offer handwriting recognition; someone else here can probably offer comments and suggestions.

is there any chance that handwriting recognition will be added in iOS 5


There's the possibility of all sorts of things, but no one here will know or be able to say. We'll all have to wait and see. Given that iOS isn't designed around a stylus, and attempting to write with your fingertip yields less than satisfactory results in most cases, I would doubt that iOS will include handwriting recognition as a standard feature, but it could happen.

Regards.

Aug 22, 2011 3:22 AM in response to IPadforwriting

It's all the clearer that Apple have the technology to provide handwriting recognition if they really wanted to. They already provide handwriting recognition for Chinese that also recognises English characters (though it doesn't guess English words or capture symbols such as a period. I've tried sending feedback through Apple's feedback form on the web site and even tried e-mailing Steve Jobs; no response thus far.


I even got in touch with someone at Access Software (who made the Grafitti used on old Palm Pilots) -- they have an ap for handwriting recognition for Android but not iOS. Why? Because Apple's licensing policy won't let them create a keyboard template (which would be the mechanism for enabling handwriting recogntion).


In all honesty, I regret having bought my iPad 2 at this stage -- not that it isn't capable of doing this technically, but Apple's sheer will. Those wanting a good tablet that also has hadnwriting recognition should seriously take a look at something like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. You'd better do it quickly though, as Apple are trying to take them off the market shelves...

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