As Google turns 18 today, here’s what India gets on Google’s Birthday!

Google’s new messaging app, Google Allo will support Hindi language by the end of the year. It’s only been a week that Google launched its new smart messaging app, Google Allo for Android and iOS platforms. The messaging app is already gaining popularity for features like predictive smart responses powered by artificial intelligence and a fully integrated Google Assistant.

For Indian users, Google Allo already enables smart replies in Hinglish which is essentially a mix of Hindi and English. The messaging app has over 200 stickers created by independent artists that are relevant to Indian users. India is also the first country to download Allo. From ‘search’ to ‘maps’ Google has integrated all its products in its new messaging app and it is already seen as a big competition to market leader WhatsApp. By making Assistant available in Hindi Google may up their popularity as a one stop messaging app and is likely to gain many users old and new.

India plays a major role in Google’s target of getting the next billion people online. Google today announced its new Wi-Fi platform, Google Station. The tech giant currently provides Wi-Fi connectivity at over 50 Wi-Fi stations across railway stations all over the country with 3.5 million monthly users. The new platform will work with partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots offering carriers, system integrators (SIs), and venues an easy way to set up user-friendly Wi-Fi. With this new platform Google hopes to provide more people in India and around the world fast, reliable, and safe Wi-Fi. By extending the Wi-Fi station beyond railway stations in India, Google is looking at providing Wi-Fi connectivity in more of the places where people spend time, like malls, transit stations and cafes.