People will now be able to give commands to their Google Assistant in Hindi as Google on Thursday rolled out Hindi support for its virtual assistant Google.
The latest feature will only be available on Android phones 6.0+ (Marshmallow and above) currently and will soon be made available to Android 5.0 Lollipop, iPhones as well as Android Oreo (Go edition) devices.
To access the Hindi Google Assistant, set your device language to Hindi and update your Google Search app to the latest version.
The users are required to touch and hold the Home button or say “Ok Google” on eligible smartphones to get the personal Google Assistant ready to help.
Google Assistant is already available in Hindi in the instant-messaging platform Allo and in a special version on Reliance Jio feature phones.
“The Google Assistant is truly Indian, it’s your helpful dost that speaks our language and understands the things you care about, from finding biryani recipes, to pulling up the latest cricket score or finding directions to the nearest ATM. In order to make it even more useful to Indians over time, developers and businesses can now build actions for the Hindi Assistant through the developer platform Actions on Google. Once an action is built, you can just say “Ok Google, talk to” and access the service or content straight through your Google Assistant,” Purvi Shah, Technical Program Manager, Assistant, said in a press statement.
Google Assistant will be available in more than 30 languages by the end of this year.
(With agency inputs)