Google Assistant Now Available in Hindi

Google on Thursday rolled out Hindi support for its virtual assistant. Google Assistant in Hindi is now rolling out for Android phones (running Marshmallow v6.0+ and above) and will soon come to Android 5.0 Lollipop, iPhones, as well as Android Oreo (Go edition) devices.

Google Assistant is already available in Hindi on the instant-messaging platform Allo and in a special version on Reliance Jio feature phones. Examples of phrases that work include: "Sabse kareeb Punjabi restaurant kahaan hain? Dadar tak pahunchne mein kitna samay lagega? Cricket ka score kya hain? Kal subah mujhe saat baje jagaao? Selfie kheencho. Daddy ko SMS bhejo "5 minutes mein pahunchenge."

"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," said Purvi Shah, Technical Programme Manager, Assistant.

"Once an action is built, you can just say 'Ok Google, talk to' and access the service or content straight through your Google Assistant," she added.

To try it out, just touch and hold the Home button or say "Ok Google" on eligible smartphones and your personal Google Assistant will be ready to help.

To access the Hindi Google Assistant, set your device language to Hindi and update your Google Search app to the latest version.

Google Assistant will be available in more than 30 languages by the end of this year.

"The Assistant is already available in eight languages, and by the end of the year it will be available in more than 30 languages, reaching 95 percent of all eligible Android phones worldwide," Nick Fox, Vice President of Product, Google wrote in a recent blog post.