Google wants to facilitate the learning of Morse code in Gboard

Google with a developer with cerebral palsy, want to strengthen the Morse code learning.

To this end, Google announced Wednesday that the smart keyboard Gboard app now It will support the Morse code so that people can, faster, use the dots (.) And the dashes ( -) which constitute the basis of this method of telegraphic communication. Developed in 1830, the Morse code uses scratches and dots to represent each letter and each number.

Being able to communicate better was what led Google developer Tania Finlayson, who suffers from this psychomotor development disorder, to learn Morse code and want others to do the same in a similar situation.

Finlayson said in the blog published by Google on Wednesday that he helped design the Morse Code Keyboard for Gboard that can be used instead of the QWERTY keyboard. In addition, she and her husband have also developed a device using Arduino that can be integrated into an Android device for people who can not use the keypad.

"I'm excited to see that what people develop integrates Morse code, whether it's a keyboard like Gboard, a game or an educational application, the possibilities are endless," he said. "Developing communication tools like this is important because for many people it makes their lives easier."