Gesture Search now available for Android 1.6+ worldwide

17 March, 2010
Google's Gesture Search for Android has been available for a limited number of devices for testing purposes for a while now, but it has just been released worldwide (it was US only so far) and to...

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  • 18 Mar 2010

Anonymous, 17 Mar 2010I dont get the pictures for this.... you gesture "H... moreThis is a fault tolerant design. This is not handwriting recognition in true sense, it takes error into account. Like an H and A are quite similar to write. So, they include both in the result. But, results with H are given preference (comes first). Those who think this a naive tool, this is very useful and so far worked like a charm (no bug).

Tattoo, Android 1.6
Milestone, Android 2.0.1

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    • xkH
    • 17 Mar 2010

    Fragmented OS. LOL.

    Hi here's your brand new Android phone, oh by the way it's only 1.6, so no Google Maps Navigation of Live Wallpaper for you!

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      • m21
      • 17 Mar 2010

      Watch out google, here comes apple with the patent file. these days they have a patent for everything.

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        • pascal
        • Ydg
        • 17 Mar 2010

        Whats the advanced code bar for????

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          • Angad
          • vGh
          • 17 Mar 2010

          Man u people seem small things amazes u all
          i had UIQ3 n it had gr8 handwriting recognition....n it was 2 yurs ago.... now i see how smart is yur smart phone lol

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            • Anonymous
            • 01B
            • 17 Mar 2010

            m_device, 17 Mar 2010These guys from google have no ideias to create a software.... morenobody forces you to use such a feature. If you dont like it dont used it.
            It seems that you are a NoKia fan!

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              • Anonymous
              • IaE
              • 17 Mar 2010

              I dont get the pictures for this....

              you gesture "H" then "N" and somehow you end up with Andy??

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                • Anonymous
                • j{4
                • 17 Mar 2010

                Looks to me exactly like handwriting recognition!! You write H, it searches words starting with H, and goes on and on. What's the diff?

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                  • Mansoor Ahmed
                  • PSd
                  • 17 Mar 2010

                  I have a question here. If this release is just for the testing purpose, it would have release to all the devices as a beta? What you say about this?

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                    • icyfire
                    • 9xr
                    • 17 Mar 2010

                    google rocks.

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                      • Bishal Ghimire
                      • ttv
                      • 17 Mar 2010

                      Very useful tool, using now for G1.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Uij
                        • 17 Mar 2010

                        Mike, 17 Mar 2010Its ironic that your comment does toowho?

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                          • Mike
                          • m77
                          • 17 Mar 2010

                          Its ironic that your comment does too

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Uij
                            • 17 Mar 2010

                            come on guys release the HTC Desire already!

                            Need that plethora of Droids to take flight!!!

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                              • fuQ
                              • 17 Mar 2010

                              These guys from google have no ideias to create a software.what is this?! Looks like kids work.

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                                • Mandla
                                • fXM
                                • 17 Mar 2010

                                does it work on the htc dream

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                                  • mimstyle
                                  • n4K
                                  • 17 Mar 2010

                                  very nice