How to use handwriting recognition with Surface Duo and Gboard

I of the fun things nearly a new form factor is figuring out how to exercise new things with it even with older tools. While Microsoft's SwiftKey sadly does non still have handwriting recognition, Google does with its free Gboard keyboard.

Here is a quick guide on how to enable it besides as encounter it in activeness.

Download Gboard from the Google Play Shop (free)
Follow the prompts to fix and enable Gboard on Surface Duo
Open Gboard settings via the cogwheel, or open Gboard nether Apps
Select Languages
Tap English (US) QWERTY and select Handwriting

After that, any fourth dimension in that location is a text input field, you can utilise SwiftKey for typing, but use the keyboard select button (bottom right corner) to choose Gboard. By default, it goes to QWERTY, only you tin select English (US) Handwriting by long-pressing the space bar. And that'southward it.

Now, with Surface Duo, you lot tin employ the Surface Slim Pen (or any Surface Pen) to start writing in the handwriting recognition field.

Surface Duo + Slim Pen +Gboard is 🔥 moving-picture show.twitter.com/W4I34m8lvw
— Daniel Rubino (@Daniel_Rubino) September sixteen, 2022

Although I accept a dramatic break in the higher up video for effect, yous could continuously write if you lot prefer. It is a fast and seamless experience and ideal for those who like to ink over typing. And since this is just a regular keyboard, you can utilize information technology globally throughout the Os for whatever app y'all choose.

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