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The Android Realm App Review Google Handwriting Input

April 16, 2015

If you find typing on your smartphone or tablet to be too much of a learning curve or prefer typing with printed or cursive text, then Google's new Handwriting Input app aims to bridge that gap.

After installation, launching the app will take the user through a quick step by step process to enable "handwriting mode" so when it comes time to type, you'll get a nice box to write in. The typing process is pretty seamless and minimal which makes the learning curve pretty small. To enter text, words can be written in letter by letter or words at a time. If the app recognizes the letter, the color of the inputted text will change from blue to black. The app will make a best guess if an exact match cannot be made.

Otherwise, the app does differentiate between regular text and passwords. This is key in that regular text can be submitted to Google to improve the app and word suggestions while the connection to the cloud is disabled for passwords. It can be enabled if desired but obviously not recommended.

The app is currently available for Android 4.0.3 and above and free in the Google Play Store.

Google Play - $Free

Tags podcast, android, google, handwriting input, handwriting, input, print, cursive, cloud, sync, keyboard, type, stylus
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The Android Realm App Review Amazon Instant Video

September 9, 2014

If you use Amazon Instant Video on Kindle, wished it was available on Android, or want another video streaming option, then everyone is in for a nice surprise. As long as the Amazon app is installed, users should be getting an update to the app letting users install the Instant Video app to browse, buy and watch videos from Amazon's library.

To clarify, in order to install and use the Instant Video app, the Amazon app needs to be installed in order to access the download link. Upon installation, a link will be added to the app drawer to directly go to the Amazon Video library.

As far as prior purchases, any videos purchased with the associated account will show up. The app supports Amazon Prime as well so related benefits should carry over.

Much like the website, the app supports buying HD and SD content (and entire seasons) and adding to your wishlist so everything should sync with your account.

The only downside to the app is no offline video which is expected since other non-Kindle releases of the app work in the same way.

Overall, the app is pretty straightforward, especially if the user has used the Amazon app before and now provides more devices to access Amazon's video library.

Google Play - Amazon App - $Free

Tags app review, amazon, instant video, prime, video, series, episode, season, stream, download, app, android, library, account, sync, kindle
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