Google Search's speaking practice feature now available for users in India: Know how it works
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Search's speaking practice feature now available for users in India: Know how it works

India TV News  

Google is introducing a helpful feature in its Search for specific countries including India. Android users in places like Argentina, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Venezuela will soon enjoy language support that focuses on improving speaking skills in English. The company's goal is to help learners practice vocabulary in practical contexts and enhance retention through spaced repetition, a proven method for building speaking confidence. Furthermore, the company is also bringing its new service to India, which will allow users to book metro tickets directly through its popular Google Maps app. During the Google for India event, it was revealed that Google users will soon have the convenience of booking metro tickets through the Google Maps app.

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Apple’s India engineers push iPhones closer to hinterlands with local languages
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Apple’s India engineers push iPhones closer to hinterlands with local languages

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Last month, Apple announced that starting April, its iPhones will support 10 Indian languages. Thanks to the expertise of its Indian teams working with global ones, support for local languages will not just help Apple catch up with what Google’s Android has offered in India for years—it will also help it capture more first-time phone buyers from non-metropolitan …

Google Maps offers free access for Indian developers to help build better solutions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps offers free access for Indian developers to help build better solutions

The Hindu  

Google on Monday announced free access of Google Maps Platform from March 2025 to developers across the world and India. Tina Weyand, Senior Director of Product Management, Google Maps Platform, wrote that for Indian developers this means that instead of the recurring $200 monthly credit, developers can access up to $6,800 worth of free usage every month, distributed across all …

Google introduces AI-powered Search Results in India for English and Hindi users
7 months, 1 week ago

Google introduces AI-powered Search Results in India for English and Hindi users

India TV News  

Google has officially launched its AI-powered search feature, called AI Overview, for users in India. Countries receiving Google AI overview The countries where Google’s AI Overview feature is rolling out include: India United Kingdom Japan Indonesia Mexico Brazil This broader rollout confirms Google’s commitment to expanding AI integration in search results worldwide, bringing this technology to a diverse range of …

Google Maps to offer metro ticket booking in India: Here's how
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Maps to offer metro ticket booking in India: Here's how

India TV News  

Google is expanding its services in India, allowing users to book metro tickets directly through its popular Google Maps app. During the Google for India event, it was revealed that Google users will soon have the convenience of booking metro tickets through the Google Maps app, thanks to the partnership with ONDC. Google's Collaboration with ONDC Bikram Singh Bedi, the …

After US, Google launches AI-based Search in India and Japan | More deets inside
1 year, 7 months ago

After US, Google launches AI-based Search in India and Japan | More deets inside

India TV News  

Google has come up with a new feature on Thursday for its Indian users. "This week, we launched Search Labs in the first countries outside the US, India and Japan, enabling people to opt into SGE to help them better understand topics faster, uncover new viewpoints and insights and get things done more easily," Google said in a blogpost. The …

Google launches 'Indian Languages Programme' to support local news publishers
1 year, 9 months ago

Google launches 'Indian Languages Programme' to support local news publishers

India TV News  

Google launches 'Indian Languages Programme' to support local news publishers The GNI Indian Languages Programme by Google supports publishers through workshops and diagnostic evaluations to improve page speed and web performance. Google has introduced the Indian Languages Programme, a comprehensive initiative aimed at empowering publishers by providing them with training, technical support, and funding to enhance their digital operations and …

Google is bilingual in India, whether users ask for it or not
2 years ago

Google is bilingual in India, whether users ask for it or not

The Hindu  

There’s a reason people in India have been seeing bi-lingual search results on Google. “Using advanced machine learning-based translation models and a cross-language search technology, we’ll serve you high-quality and relevant content in your local language alongside English results, if that’s how you choose to view them,” Google had said in its blog post announcing bilingual results. A similarly inconsistent …

Google for India 2021: Google Pay to get Bill Split feature, Hinglish language option, MyShop tool
3 years, 4 months ago

Google for India 2021: Google Pay to get Bill Split feature, Hinglish language option, MyShop tool

Firstpost  

As a part of the company’s Google for India 2021 vision, customers are also getting a pilot Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking flow in India. The company also hopes to make the app smarter by adding “speech to text" to let users use voice input to pay directly to another user’s bank account. The tool will be available to merchants …

Google for India 2021: Google Pay Hinglish, COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Flow Announced
3 years, 4 months ago

Google for India 2021: Google Pay Hinglish, COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Flow Announced

News 18  

Google has announced the addition of the ‘Hinglish’ language option on Google Pay – a mix of Hindi and English, specifically for Indian customers. The company says the addition of the new language option is an attempt to make interactions even “more intuitive and natural via Google Pay.” Currently, the digital payments app lets users choose between multiple Indian languages …

Google Assistant To Offer Vaccination Booking For Indians. Details Here
3 years, 4 months ago

Google Assistant To Offer Vaccination Booking For Indians. Details Here

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a bid to make vaccination easier for all, especially those unfamiliar with using a smartphone, Google India on Thursday announced a pilot of the first-ever Google Assistant-enabled, end-to-end vaccine booking in India which will be available in seven local Indian languages as well as English and Hindi. The search engine giant made the announcement at the Google …

Google For India Announce New Search Feature to give users access to web pages in Indian Local Languages
3 years, 4 months ago

Google For India Announce New Search Feature to give users access to web pages in Indian Local Languages

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a bid to extend the benefits of the country's growing digital economy to more people, Google India on Thursday announced a slew of new product features and partnerships at the seventh edition of Google For India event. The search engine giant announced vaccination booking, local language and voice support in Search and its digital payments platform, Google …

Safer With Google India event: JioPhone security updates, Be Internet Awesome microsite and Safety Center announced
3 years, 7 months ago

Safer With Google India event: JioPhone security updates, Be Internet Awesome microsite and Safety Center announced

Firstpost  

Stressing on the need for increased user safety, Google India has rolled out the Be Internet Awesome microsite for kids, and also introduced its Safety Centre in eight local languages. At the event, Google brought up the JioPhone Next, a budget smartphone developed in collaboration with Reliance Jio that’s set to be launched in September, and also introduced its Safety …

Google Maps Gets Transliteration Support for 10 Indian Languages to Show More Accurate Results
4 years, 2 months ago

Google Maps Gets Transliteration Support for 10 Indian Languages to Show More Accurate Results

News 18  

Google Maps is improving its transliteration system to display better results when searched with native Indian scripts and not English. Google says that the new transliteration system will help many users who do not speak English, adding that most Indian places of interest on Google Maps are not available in regional language. Here?s how the company explains the problems faced …

Google strengthens language capabilities to drive internet adoption in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Google strengthens language capabilities to drive internet adoption in India

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday said it is adding capabilities that will make it easier for people to get search results and navigate on Google Maps in additional Indian languages, and even learn how to solve math problems in Hindi. The addition of these features is part of Google's effort to solve challenges around consumption, communication and creation of content in local …

Google Maps Now Supports 9 Indian Languages, Company Announces During Google for India L10n Event
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Maps Now Supports 9 Indian Languages, Company Announces During Google for India L10n Event

News 18  

Google today held its special L10n event that highlighted the company’s efforts for including more Indian languages in its ecosystem. Further, the company also announced that users can now toggle search results on mobile devices between English and any of the four newly added Indian languages: Tamil, Telugu, Bangla, and Marathi. Further, During the event, Google also announced that its …

Google India L10n Event Live Updates: Google Maps Gets 9 Indian Languages, MuRIL Model Announced
4 years, 3 months ago

Google India L10n Event Live Updates: Google Maps Gets 9 Indian Languages, MuRIL Model Announced

News 18  

Google India held a special L10n event earlier today, with clear focus on the company’s local language models. After the broader Google For India event earlier this year, the L10n event focused on smaller optimisation to various products that Google India will be rolling out. MuRIL will help develop machine language models faster for local languages, therefore improving Search, Assistant …

Google India announces new features across products to help users with regional languages
4 years, 3 months ago

Google India announces new features across products to help users with regional languages

India Today  

Google India has announced a range of new features that will help users overcome the language barriers at the L10n event today. Convenient toggling between English and Indian languages: Formerly, Google helped users change any query typed into English to Hindi using the Hindi chip or tab. Now, users can toggle between English and Indian languages during Google Search with …

Google Maps, Search get Business Messages for businesses to connect with users
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps, Search get Business Messages for businesses to connect with users

India TV News  

Google has announced to expand Business Messages in Maps and Search to support all kinds of businesses connect directly with their customers. Business Messages will also be available on mobile websites so that a business can add the ability for customers to quickly "Message" right from their website and offer the same smart automated replies, paired with live agent connection, …

Google to pull the plug on Neighbourly app in India in May due to slow rate of adoption
4 years, 11 months ago

Google to pull the plug on Neighbourly app in India in May due to slow rate of adoption

Firstpost  

The app helps users connect to the community to get information and reliable insight into what’s happening in their neighbourhood. The Neighbourly location-based crowdsourcing app launched by Google in India in May 2018 will shut down as it had failed to grow the way the company expected it to. As a community, you’ve come together to celebrate local festivals, shared …

Google announces USD 1 million grant to promote news literacy in India
5 years, 2 months ago

Google announces USD 1 million grant to promote news literacy in India

India TV News  

Google announces USD 1 million grant to promote news literacy in India The announcement, part of a USD 10 million commitment worldwide to media literacy, comes at a time when news publishers, especially on the digital front, have been found to have indulged in spreading misinformation. Technology giant Google on Wednesday announced a USD 1 million grant to promote news …

Google Assistant now available to Indian phone users through toll-free number, will answer questions for free
5 years, 6 months ago

Google Assistant now available to Indian phone users through toll-free number, will answer questions for free

India Today  

At its Google For India event, Google on Thursday announced that the Google Assistant will be available to some feature phone users in India through a toll-free number. The company said that users who have a Vodafone or Idea connection will be able to place a call to 000 800 9191 000 and then talk to Google Assistant in English …

Google Maps adds new features for Indian users: Deals, discounts at restaurants
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps adds new features for Indian users: Deals, discounts at restaurants

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Google Maps today introduced three new features for Indian users to help them discover local experiences and get recommendations that are personalised for better dining experience, including an "Offers" section to help users find deals and claim them at restaurants in 11 cities. Starting from today, Google Maps users will get exclusive access to EazyDiner Prime offers for …

Google Maps to now give Indian users dining offers
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps to now give Indian users dining offers

India TV News  

Google Maps on Thursday introduced three new features for Indian users to help them discover local experiences and get recommendations that are personalised for better dining experience, including an "Offers" section to help users find deals and claim them at restaurants in 11 cities. To reflect this, we have a redesigned, India-focused Explore tab, the For You feature, and dining …

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' feature in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps launches 'Stay Safer' feature in India

Live Mint  

Google Maps introduced on Wednesday yet-another India-first “Stay Safer" feature for its users. Indian users will be able to use the new feature on their Android phones with the latest version of Google Maps. Announcing the feature, Amanda Bishop, Product Manager, Google Maps said, “Through our extensive research across India, we found that a lot of people limit their mobility …

Google Maps introduces live train tracking, bus travel estimates and more in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps introduces live train tracking, bus travel estimates and more in India

India Today  

A lot of us here in India depend on Google Maps to help us reach our destinations. We also depend on Google Maps to help us dodge the high traffic areas when we are on our way back home. Google has launched a new feature on to Google Maps that would enable commuters in India to know about their bus …

Google Maps launches three new public transport features in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps launches three new public transport features in India

Live Mint  

Google Maps announced three India-first features on Tuesday. Starting today, Google Maps users will be able to see bus travel times from live traffic across 10 of the largest cities in India, get Live train status for Indian Railways trains, and get mixed-mode commute suggestions that now combine auto-rickshaw and public transport. Simplifying travel on public transport buses Google Maps …

Google to bring real-time language translation to e-comm sites, starts with mi.com
5 years, 10 months ago

Google to bring real-time language translation to e-comm sites, starts with mi.com

Firstpost  

It is still unclear what all Indian languages will this real-time translation feature support. Google is apparently bringing real-time vernacular language translation to e-commerce websites in India starting with Xiaomi’s mi.com_._ This was announced my Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain in a tweet that he posted earlier on Wednesday. #Xiaomi & @Google are working to bring real-time vernacular language …

Google Assistant on KaiOS to receive support for seven Indian languages, actions
6 years, 1 month ago

Google Assistant on KaiOS to receive support for seven Indian languages, actions

Firstpost  

The Google Assistant may be just a couple of year old, but thanks to Google’s push the voice assistant is nearly on every Android device we see around us today. Having invested $22 million into KaiOS Technologies,, Google is now adding support for more functions to the Google Assistant on feature phones with KaiOS. As per a report by 9To5Google, …

Google to train journalists in fair election coverage ahead of Lok Sabha polls
6 years, 1 month ago

Google to train journalists in fair election coverage ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As India elections inch closer, Google on Thursday announced to train journalists in online verification and fact-checking, digital safety and security, YouTube for elections coverage and data visualization for elections. Google News Initiative, in partnership with independent, third-party organisations DataLeads and Internews would host training sessions in 30 cities between February 26 and April 6 in English, Hindi, …

Apple Maps can now give turn-by-turn navigation in India on iPhones and iPads
6 years, 2 months ago

Apple Maps can now give turn-by-turn navigation in India on iPhones and iPads

India Today  

Until now, there has been no real competition to Google Maps in India. Apple Maps users can now get navigation directions after the company updated its service in India. Similar to Google Maps, Apple Maps will now let users input a destination on the map and navigate to it. For some major cities in India, Apple Maps will also let …

Google Shopping launches in India with Hindi option
6 years, 3 months ago

Google Shopping launches in India with Hindi option

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — Google is making it easier for hundreds of millions of people in India to shop on its platform. The company launched Google Shopping in the country on Thursday, allowing users to search for products in English and Hindi — India’s most popular language —and compare deals from retailers. The service can be accessedvia a new …

Google Home smart speaker now in Hindi too
6 years, 4 months ago

Google Home smart speaker now in Hindi too

India TV News  

Google on Thursday announced its smart speaker Home will now be able to respond in Hindi with uniquely Indian contexts. Already available on smartphones in Hindi, people can now talk to Google Assistant smart speaker in the language, the company said in a statement. "Our team has been hard at work teaching the Assistant on Google Home to understand Hindi, …

Google Home, Home Mini now understand and respond to commands in Hindi
6 years, 5 months ago

Google Home, Home Mini now understand and respond to commands in Hindi

Firstpost  

Here’s how you can choose Hindi as your language on the Google Home and Mini speakers. While one would think that when the Google Home and Mini speakers were launched in India a month later in April, they would come with support for Hindi, but that wasn’t the case. Google Home speaker allows users to choose any two languages in …

Google at 20: Can you imagine India's internet revolution without Google in it?
6 years, 6 months ago

Google at 20: Can you imagine India's internet revolution without Google in it?

Firstpost  

4 September 1998 was the opportune day when Google was registered as a company out of a garage in California. But unlike other companies, Google focussed on a lot of outreach programmes and new product announcements which would ensure that Google’s popularity in India remained unchallenged. Here’s how Google has played its part in the Indian technology sector Android kick-started …

Google for India: Tez renamed to Google Pay, Station Wi-Fi to reach more than 12000 places in Andhra
6 years, 7 months ago

Google for India: Tez renamed to Google Pay, Station Wi-Fi to reach more than 12000 places in Andhra

India Today  

Google held its annual Google For India event on Tuesday in New Delhi, and announced a number of initiatives that the company believed would be relevant to its Indian users. The company at its event also announced a number of other measures, such as support for Marathi language in Google Assistant, that it believed would help Indian people access Google …

Google to train 8,000 Indian journalists on fact-checking
6 years, 9 months ago

Google to train 8,000 Indian journalists on fact-checking

India TV News  

Google to train 8,000 Indian journalists on fact-checking This major step has been taken in order to curb fake news in media. To guard journalists from falling prey to false news stories, Google India on Tuesday said it will provide training to 8,000 journalists in English and six other Indian languages in the next one year. For this, the Google …

Google Home Review: Your new portable friend who can grasp even thick Indian accent
6 years, 11 months ago

Google Home Review: Your new portable friend who can grasp even thick Indian accent

India TV News  

"OK Google, wake me up at 8 a.m. and book an appointment with the hair stylist at 10 a.m.," went the instruction to Google Home -- the voice-activated speaker powered by Google Assistant. The speaker is capable of understanding the thick Indian accent thanks to two microphones on either side of the LED lights that light up when the device …

Vak-pedia: Can technology democratize our oral traditions?
6 years, 11 months ago

Vak-pedia: Can technology democratize our oral traditions?

Live Mint  

It is surprisingly difficult to find the folktales from my childhood or my grandmother’s proverbs on the web. It is not that Google’s search methodology has failed—it demonstrates the drought of information on the internet on India’s vast oral traditions. It is in this that I carry the hope of our cherished oral traditions transcending the narrow walls of caste, …

Google India announces support of Bengali language for AdWords and AdSense
7 years, 5 months ago

Google India announces support of Bengali language for AdWords and AdSense

Firstpost  

Google India on Wednesday announced support of the Bengali language for Google AdWords and Google AdSense. In a bid to help advertisers create relevant content in regional languages in India, Google India on Wednesday announced support of the Bengali language for Google AdWords and Google AdSense. “With the availability of Hindi and today’s launch of Bengali language capabilities, we are …

Google has added eight additional Indian languages to its voice search
7 years, 7 months ago

Google has added eight additional Indian languages to its voice search

Firstpost  

Google’s new language support will also enhance voice typing on Gboard, helping users to respond to emails on the go and send texts within messaging apps. Google on 14 August launched voice search support for eight additional languages spoken in India, allowing people to use their voice to dictate queries both in Gboard on Android and in Search through the …

How India played a role in developing Google Maps
7 years, 11 months ago

How India played a role in developing Google Maps

The Hindu  

Eight years ago, when I moved to Chennai for college, a relative suggested I get myself a map of the new, unfamiliar city. There is always a new flyover coming up, or a road that is closed, and this data helps us make an accurate reflection of the real world.” Like most other Google services, some of this data comes …

Google Assistant on Allo now available in Hindi
8 years, 3 months ago

Google Assistant on Allo now available in Hindi

India TV News  

In a bid to take instant messaging experience to millions in India, Google on Monday introduced Hindi language capabilities in its Google Allo smart messaging app. The new updates in "Google Assistant" and "Smart Reply" features will roll on Allo from Monday on Android and iOS devices and will be available to all users in the coming days, the company …

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps
8 years, 4 months ago

Google plans to develop more India specific features for Google Maps

Firstpost  

Search engine Google is yet to receive permission – primarily on the policy front – to launch its Street View feature in India, a company official said here on Thursday. “However, with more than 5,000 cities and six lakh villages mapped in India, the company is aiming to develop more country-relevant features,” said Sanket Gupta, Maps Lead, Google India. He …

Google for India: New products launched based on local usage scenarios
8 years, 6 months ago

Google for India: New products launched based on local usage scenarios

Firstpost  

Google has announced multiple products for India at the Google For India event in Delhi, on the day the company celebrated its eighteenth birthday. https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/780646028412190721 The new products include YouTube Go, a version of YouTube tailored around how Indians consume data. So we have been thinking about how to build products and services for this wave of new users — …

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users
9 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Google Inc. on Monday released a new update for Google Maps, which allows users in India to make quick pit stops and add detours in navigation mode. The add-on feature is aimed at enabling users to search for places like gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores among other things along their route on Google Maps while in the …

Google launches Hindi advertising service
10 years, 3 months ago

Google launches Hindi advertising service

India TV News  

New Delhi: Online search giant Google has launched Hindi ads on its display network to allow advertisers reach out to 500 million Hindi speakers across the world. "Extending the ability to support Hindi ads will enable global advertisers to connect with one of India's fastest growing online audiences," it said. "We hope that this launch will give a boost to …

Google initiative to promote Indian languages on web
10 years, 4 months ago

Google initiative to promote Indian languages on web

The Hindu  

Google on Monday announced the creation of an Indian Language Internet alliance, in partnership with various content providers, to make available local language content on the Internet with an aim to bring 300 million Indians online by 2017. Through this initiative we hope to enable 300 million Indian language users to become highly engaged Internet users by 2017,” Google India …

Google India to launch mobile app development contest for PMO
10 years, 6 months ago

Google India to launch mobile app development contest for PMO

Firstpost  

Google India, in collaboration with MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the government, will be launching a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office. “The mobile app will bring the PMO to every citizen and the contest will showcase how Indians can build a world class app,” a statement issued by Google India said in …

Google India to launch mobile app development contest for PMO
10 years, 6 months ago

Google India to launch mobile app development contest for PMO

India TV News  

New Delhi: Google India in collaboration with the citizen engagement platform of the government, MyGov, will be launching a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for the Prime Minister's Office. "The mobile app will bring the PMO to every citizen and the contest will showcase how Indians can build a world class app," a statement issued by Google India …

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