Updated recognition engine Fixed Quick Settings Tile state Long-tap on copy button was not working Other bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store.

Added support for Hanping Dictionary’s new Notes feature. Available from the Google Play Store.

Popup shows tags (e.g. “hsk 1”, custom tags etc) Long-press star icon to assign custom tags Bug fix: properly detect characters against left edge Added button to popup to switch between Mandarin & Cantonese (if both Hanping dictionary apps installed) Cleaner notification (Android N) with buttons for Popup settings, hide/show handle, stop Available from the Google Play Store.

This fixes a bug where the soft keyboard would close as soon as the popup window (showing the Chinese headword & definition) appeared. This made it difficult to read Chinese text in the soft keyboard itself (for example, the word suggestions). [country-filter code=“cn” display=“0”] [/country-filter] Available from the Google Play Store

Added support for Android N Quick Settings Tile (version 1.1.5) Fixed Android N bug where tutorial images were not displaying (version 1.1.4) Available from the Google Play Store

These are minor bug fix updates and include information about our new free app Hanping Chinese SoundBox which helps beginners learn Chinese pronunciation. Available from the Google Play Store. Available from the Google Play Store

Fixed Trigger on System Startup Minor bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store

Better popup swipe-to-dismiss: now nicely fades out as you slide left/right and animates away properly Minor bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store

Improved character recognition Added support for Android Marshmallow No longer requires permission to write to external storage (e.g. SD card) From Android Marshmallow upwards, does not require read access to external storage either Several minor bug fixes Available from the Google Play Store

Here is our new promo video for our latest app for Android Lollipop. The app is available on Google Play Store. If YouTube is blocked, please try youku. And here is a little animated GIF!

This is a minor bugfix update for our app released a couple of months ago. Fixed popup layout issue on devices using unusual system fonts Fixed annoying problem where hiding handle would sometimes bring up main Hanping Popup screen Fixed problem where sometimes popup would show a definition like “See: X” (i.e. not useful) Some minor UI tweaks Available from the Google Play Store

We’re delighted to announce our brand new app: Hanping Chinese Popup (Android Lollipop) The ultimate solution for quickly looking up Chinese words on your smartphone or tablet, no matter what app (or system screens) you are using. (Video also available on Youku for those in mainland China) The green/white “handle” hovers on top of all of your apps, and when you place it next to a Chinese word, you are presented with a popup showing not only the pronunciation and definition, but also buttons allowing you to: copy-to-clipboard, play audio, and star (add to favorites).