The latest version of Facebook’s Android app adds a button below the text field when you’re typing a post. Tap it to launch the Hindi editor and type your message using the English keyboard; Facebook will automatically transliterate the Roman characters to Hindi script. There’s also a visual keyboard with Devanagari characters so you can correct mistakes and spell out proper nouns that aren’t recognized. The tool will also remember the phrases a person uses the most.
The company says it built the feature in response to feedback from users who wanted an easier way to write in their native Hindi script on the social network.
It adds that it’s not yet perfect and you might encounter the ocassional error. That’s why there’s also there’s also a visual keyboard with Devanagari characters so you can correct mistakes and spell out proper nouns that aren’t recognized.
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