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The Ink API helps you add beautiful, low-latency freehand drawing to your Android app. Ink API simplifies the complexities of input handling and graphics rendering, allowing you to quickly implement responsive drawing surfaces for styluses and other pointer inputs.
The API uses the Jetpack Graphics Library for low latency to help provide the smoothest and most responsive inking experience possible.
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Last updated 2025-12-17 UTC.
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