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Posts tagged Ios from the Hanzi Write Practice team.

Chinese ink painting with calligraphy 字里乾坤 and a scholar by red plum blossom at sunset, illustrating whether an app can lock your phone until you write a Hanzi
Essays

Can You Lock Your Phone Until You Write a Hanzi?

A true trace-to-unlock gate is not possible under iOS sandboxing. Here is what actually works as a daily writing forcing function, and why recall is the right gate.

Lawrence Arya··7 min
Misty ink-wash river valley with calligraphy 尋雲記 (seeking the clouds) and a lone boat, illustrating drawing a Hanzi natively via a Dynamic Island app prompt
Essays

Drawing a Hanzi From the Dynamic Island?

A Dynamic Island prompt to draw a character sounds slick, but the integration is the easy part. Here is what would actually make a daily writing nudge work.

Lawrence Arya··5 min
Traditional Chinese ink landscape with calligraphy 漢字學堂 beside a calm river, illustrating a modern iOS TofuLearn replacement for writing Hanzi
Playbooks

Looking for a TofuLearn Replacement on iOS?

If TofuLearn no longer fits, here is what to look for in a replacement for writing Chinese characters, and an honest take on where Hanzi Write Practice fits.

Lawrence Arya··5 min