Tech big Google carried out the third version of their “Google for India” occasion in New Delhi earlier at present, and the corporate confirmed us a glimpse of the plans that they’ve in retailer for India’s big shopper base. The worldwide product and enterprise leaders from Google gathered to share insights on the corporate’s dedication to India’s subsequent billion customers and their position as a progress engine for the nation. There’s little doubt concerning the truth that Google’s affect within the nation has been fairly important lately, however the firm has no plans to cease simply but, as they’ve introduced a slew of latest country-specific options. So, let’s check out the whole lot that Google introduced for India, we could?
1. Google Assistant Arrives on Reliance JioPhone
Though the JioPhone is function cellphone relatively than a smartphone, Google has someway managed to deliver their vastly profitable Google Assistant to the gadget, ensuring that you could entry it with out having to pay 1000’s on a full-fledged Android gadget. This additionally makes JioPhone the world’s first function cellphone to help Google Assistant.
2. Google Tez Will get A Main Improve
Google Tez is a quickly rising cell cost service in India with practically 12 million customers since its launch in September. The app has processed roughly 140 million transactions to this point, which is spectacular to say the least. Nonetheless, Google intends to maintain the momentum going by asserting the launch of invoice funds on the platform. Beginning at present, customers will be capable to pay payments for utility suppliers like Airtel, ACT, DishTV and much more. Google Tez can now fetch all unpaid payments from a biller as nicely. At current, it helps over 70 suppliers, which incorporates nationwide and state electrical energy, gasoline and water suppliers as nicely.
3. Google Go
In a transfer to ship a unified Google expertise to customers utilizing low-end handsets, the search big has launched Google Go, which is the rebranding of the Search Lite app. This gives entry to Google’s huge companies resembling YouTube, Search, Maps and much more with out consuming a number of your cellphone’s reminiscence.
4. Android Oreo Go Version
Google additionally introduced a light-weight model of Android, known as the Android Oreo Go Version. It was earlier merely known as Android Go and it’s constructed from the ground-up for low-end smartphones with 512 MB to 1 GB of RAM. Google has claimed that units working the Oreo Go Version can have an 15 % quicker app startup time on common, and the pre-installed apps will take up 50 % much less space for storing. It’s anticipated to be made obtainable within the subsequent few months, but it surely’s at the moment obtainable for builders by way of Android 8.1.
5. Information Go
After being in beta stage for some time, Information Go app has formally been launched for India. The app will probably be pre-loaded on Android Oreo go Version units, in order that customers can release area on their gadget every time required. The app prompts you to take away giant recordsdata from sure third-party apps like Fb and WhatsApp that retailer so much a app knowledge. It additionally permits you to discover and share recordsdata with close by customers utterly offline, which is sort of spectacular to say the least.
6. Google Maps “Two-Wheeler” Mode
Yesterday, we tried out the brand new Google Maps “Two-Wheeler” mode and instantly fell in love with it. In the event you’re a motorbiker, you’ll actually really feel the identical as Google Maps will now show routes which are greatest suited to bikers when you select the actual possibility. You’ll additionally discover that the ETA for a two-wheeler experience is decrease than a regular automotive experience. India is likely one of the first nations on the earth to obtain this new function, and though it was obtainable to a number of customers since yesterday, it was formally introduced solely at present on the Google for India occasion.
Effectively, these are all the main bulletins from the Silicon Valley big on the third version of the “Google for India” held in New Delhi earlier at present. So, which of those bulletins excites you essentially the most as an Indian? Do tell us your ideas on Google’s plans for India within the feedback part down beneath.
