Google improves the experience of Gboard input methods on folding screens and tablets, allowing handwritten text directly in the input box

CTOnews.com, December 18, according to X platform blogger Mishaal Rahman, Google is improving the experience of Gboard input methods on folding screens and tablets. In future versions, related devices can use stylus to type text directly in the input box.

It is reported that the feature is a bit similar to iPadOS's built-in "handwriting" feature. Users can write text in any input area, and Gboard will convert the relevant content into text. Google also allows users to type other text or enter emoticons using a virtual keyboard during the handwriting process.

▲ source Mishaal Rahman's post on the X platform CTOnews.com learned that Google has introduced native stylus support in Android 14, which is based on the relevant API, but it also means that old folding screens and tablets cannot be updated to Android 14.