【蛇】癸巳年丁巳月丁亥日 / 四月十三日
Tuesday May 21, 2013

Android Apps

You can browse Google Play for the latest apps. Check out the Android page to enable viewing and inputting Chinese on Android.

Input Methods
  • Google Pinyin IME by Google. This input method editor can be used to input both simplified and traditional Chinese using pinyin. A Korean & Japanese IME are also available by Google.
  • 嘸蝦米輸入法 Boshiamy IME by 行易有限公司 Boshiamy C&C Ltd. This an app to input Chinese using the Boshiamy input method.
  • LIME HD Chinese IME by Android.toload.net. This application offers several input methods like zhuyin, cangjie, sucheng, dayi and more
  • 聪明打字: a pinyin based input method. It does do the job but is not so intuitive to use as it focuses too much on predictive text.
Dictionaries
  • Pleco Chinese Dictionary by Pleco Software. Good dictionary however needs to download data files (26MB). Has a lot of add-ons to enhance it's functionality however they are pricey. GUI could be improved.
Translation
  • Google Translate by Google. This application has grown in capability over time and now allows you to translate words or text messages to and from Chinese using pinyin, voice input (voice recognition) and handwriting. It can read out the translation (in Mandarin) and show you the pinyin (with tones).


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