Handwriting input can still align with technology. At the very least, that’s what Microsoft is planning, as it readies this functionality for all users through Edge, and it could become officially available at any moment. The reason: this feature is already being tested in the Canary version of Edge.
This feature would enable all devices compatible with handwriting input to soon have this function active in Microsoft Edge. With it already available in Edge Canary, it’s just a matter of time before this functionality reaches all users, following the necessary enhancements and fixes from this initial release.
Handwritten Texts in Documents
In this way, Microsoft Edge would soon have this function available for any user with compatible devices. This was demonstrated by Twitter user Leopeva64, who uses the Canary version of Microsoft Edge. Not all tested functions always end up being implemented, but given the feasibility of this feature, it would be reasonable to expect that this one will be.
It’s always welcome to have support from companies to be able to transcribe digital text through our own handwriting. In fact, there are even phones that already have this kind of feature, such as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which allows for handwritten text transcription through the S Pen – a feature that also existed in its previous models.
The advancements of Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a system that aims to distance itself as much as possible from Internet Explorer, an iconic but not very popular browser in terms of usability, far behind the dominant Chrome and Firefox. There’s a fair consensus that Microsoft Edge is much superior to its older sibling, but there’s still work ahead to gain more market share.
That’s why Microsoft Edge and parallel systems are attempting to adapt to current trends, such as generative AIs. For instance, Bing’s chatbot turned out to be based on OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. Now, the addition of handwritten transcription would be another feature well-received by the community, although it remains to be seen if they will decide to implement it and, if so, when it would arrive.
