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# Weekly #DevLog /  October 17th
- URL: https://blog.lingodeer.com/weekly-devlog-october-17th/
- Published: 2025-10-17T16:24:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-31T12:05:34.000Z
- Author: jorgealtagracia
- Tags: Learn Languages, devlog, #Migrated-1785499243338, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-31 12:01

Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing great.

We have an update this week that Mandarin learners will find super helpful! A brand-new handwriting practice is now available in beta for Chinese courses on Android. You can now practice writing every character from each lesson.

Just open a finished lesson and tap “Practice - Handwriting” in the pop-up.

There are three modes you can choose from:

- With stroke order hints (great for beginners)
- Without hints (a little tougher!)
- Freestyle: a blank canvas for your writing skills. If you draw a stroke wrong, we’ll gently show you the right one.

It’s currently in beta, so we’d really love your feedback. Try it out and let us know how it feels: smooth? tricky? oddly satisfying?

Happy writing, everyone :)

Team LingoDeer