Google introduces ‘Google Assistant’ and Google Allo in Hindi

This is not the first time that Google has launched something especially for the India market and this will certainly not be the last! India has been a key market for Google and in order to reach millions of internet users in India the internet giant today introducing Hindi language capabilities to the Assistant and Smart Reply in Google Allo. Starting today, these new features will begin rolling out on Google Allo on Android and iOS and they will be available to all users over the coming few days.

It will certainly be a great move for Google’s messaging app, Google Allo as people prefer to converse in a language that is natural to them. As more and more non-English speakers get online, Google is focused on making their experience better, easier and more relevant.

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Google Allo is a smart messaging app available on Android and iOS. Launched in September this year and Google Assistant is Google’s personal assistant that helps you get information, accomplish tasks, chat with friends, play games and more - all in one chat window.

With today’s launch, the Google Assistant in Allo will now understand and respond in Hindi. Chat one-one-one with your Assistant in Allo, or just type @google to bring your Assistant into any group chat. To start using the Assistant in Hindi, just say “Talk to me in Hindi” or adjust the language setting on your device.

Talking about the launch, Amit Fulay, Group Product Manager, Google said; “The Google Assistant, in particular, is one of the most loved features in Google Allo - one in every 12 messages in group chats are messages to the Google Assistant. We are enthused by this and today’s launch enables us to extend these features to the next millions of users in a language of their choice.”

Even Google Allo AI powered feature Smart Reply will recognize the language you’re chatting in and begin to show suggested responses in that language. If you’re chatting in English, it will continue to show English responses. But if you start chatting in Hindi, it will show you suggestions in that language.