Several iPadOS 14 Apple Pencil features have expanded to additional languages. The expansion improves Apple Pencil functionality for users who write in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
MacRumors reports that Apple’s iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability page notes that these languages can now be used when copying handwriting as text and there’s also data detector support.
Users that write something in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish can now copy the handwritten text and paste it as standard typed text. Addresses and other content that is written in the above languages will also be clickable and interactive.
Various dialects are supported including French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (Switzerland), French (France), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian (Switzerland), Italian (Italy), Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), and Spanish (Mexico).