langxia Posted January 14, 2011 at 05:10 AM Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 at 05:10 AM I wouldn't buy anywhere else but in an Apple Store. China has way too many fishy places and some of their fake iPhone models are look so damn real that it's really hard to tell it's fake. Just buy it at an official store and you'll save yourself any worries. Easyer said than done At the moment you can't buy iphone 4 in the apple stores in china (mainland and hongkong seem to be out of stock). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxue Posted January 14, 2011 at 07:35 AM Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 at 07:35 AM Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you can pre-order it/make a reservation and they will let you know once it's available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted January 14, 2011 at 07:40 AM Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 at 07:40 AM Apple Store is out of stock (including for online pre-order). Don't you know anyone who's bought an iPhone in Beijing? If you were in Shanghai, I could recommend you a dealer here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langxia Posted January 14, 2011 at 12:43 PM Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 at 12:43 PM A friend of a friend bought one in zhonguancun, but at a price I am not willing to pay. Well I am going south next week, if I can make it to Shanghai I will send you a pm for the adress of your dealer Otherwise my tactic will be : to wait until they restock the iphone 4 or pelco comes out for androids whatever happens first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted March 10, 2011 at 12:47 PM Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 at 12:47 PM I bought an android and I was wondering how to write out characters. Only free apps are available on the Chinese market, right? Looking for a dictionary to ditch my ipod touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:04 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:04 AM Mine came pre-installed with a Chinese input method - try checking in your language settings whether you can add it there. If not, I think there is one to download. As for dictionaries, I am pretty happy with Cidian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:27 AM I meant actually draw out the character with my finger. The phone is pretty fast with entering pinyin, but a lot of times when I look up a word it's because I don't know how to say the character. Is Cidian a paid application? I can't find it when I just did a market search for that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:58 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 02:58 AM Yeah, that's what I meant too. I can choose between pinyin, drawing（手写）and stroke order （笔画). I don't have any paid applications myself. The full name is Cidian Chinese Dictionary, comes up alright when searching for "Cidian" for me. See here: http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/books_and_reference/cidian-chinese-dictionary_mkfc.html There's also Hanping which I've seen getting good reviews, but I haven't had the need to check it out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrisons Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:31 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:31 AM Check out HanWriting IME 漢書輸入法. I think that has a finger paint style keyboard. I have one called PenPower which I got from the people who developed eStroke. I can't seem to find it on the market though. It works on shape recognition, so if you don't know the stroke order, e.g. are copying a street sign etc, it will (or should) still display the possible characters. I found the stock keyboard worked on stroke order instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:49 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:49 AM Thanks for the link, but all three ways to download it come up with no search results. The dictionary does not show up in the market. I have Hanping, but I don't think you can write characters and it doesn't have many features. I did find an application called hanwriting that should give me this option. However, when I click on it through the market I only get the message that it is not found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:56 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 05:56 AM That's weird, I just tried and it shows up in the market for me. I'd get an IME for the entire system, rather than just a dictionary that offers it - maybe try those mentioned by Morrisons above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted March 11, 2011 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 at 06:12 AM Like Morrisons just said, Penpower doesn't show up on the market. I'm trying to update my phone from 1.5 to 2.1, but this appears to be a little harder. Hanwriting shows up in the market, but then says it can't be found when I try to download it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerri Posted March 13, 2011 at 06:36 AM Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 at 06:36 AM Are you guys checking the same (country) android marketplace? (From what I heard of it, they get localized depending on the sim you have in your phone...; sorry if that doesn't apply here...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted March 13, 2011 at 11:39 AM Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 at 11:39 AM I just got my sim and phone in Beijing. Pretty sure only free applications show up in the Chinese marketplace. I still don't understand why I can see the HanWriting IME application, but when I click on it I'm told it cannot be found. This is the only app that has ever failed like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrisons Posted March 14, 2011 at 06:08 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 06:08 AM For PenPower Google "HandWriting IME". There are a few links to the .apk file, most seem to be Chinese sites and I don't have the time to translate them to see what they actually say. As far as I know this is a free app, and it looks to be up to version 1.0.4. I guess it just isn't available on the market yet. If you're installing apps outside of the market I'd make sure you have an antivirus installed - you never know what you're installing. Markets vary between countries as well - there are some things which appear on the market on my PC, but when I choose to install they aren't available in the Hong Kong version of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrisons Posted March 14, 2011 at 06:14 AM Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 at 06:14 AM I just found the company website for PenPower: http://www.penpower.com.tw/ They have it advertised for the tablet: http://www.penpower.com.tw/product.asp?sn=248 But thats not the same version I have. Not too sure whats going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithintaiwan Posted April 15, 2011 at 02:11 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 at 02:11 PM PenPower is 9.99, which seems a bit steep. I just started using a free handwriting app called GPen and it seems good so far, much better than HanWriting in my eyes. Please let me know if there is a good handwriting input for iphone. I find the packaged one frustrating, especially after getting used to Pleco's input. Has anyone found a better dictionary package yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
马盖云 Posted May 30, 2011 at 09:32 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 at 09:32 PM For those waiting for Pleco Android, and willing/able to sideload (not in the Market) there's a little something waiting for you at Pleco's website! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westmeadboy Posted July 16, 2011 at 02:56 PM Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 at 02:56 PM @Brian US Hanping Pro has far more features than Hanping Free, and also includes Chinese handwriting recognition built in: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted July 17, 2011 at 06:35 AM Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 at 06:35 AM But you have to pay for Hanping Pro and I'm pretty sure only free applications show up in the market in China. I have a few apps for IME, but I haven't gotten around to the 136mb download. I actually prefer using my Ipod as a dictionary, so I'm not draining the battery of my phone too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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