Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
8Indian languages added
In August 2017, Google said it was bringing voice input to eight more Indian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“bringing voice input to additional eight Indian languages, including ... Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu”
Type less, talk more in eight Indian languages, Daan van Esch, Google India Blog, 2017, Paragraph 2.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the list Google gave in August 2017, on top of Hindi, which it said already had voice input.
- What it does not show
- Dated. Hindi and these languages were added in 2017, and the current language list on a phone is set in Gboard and may differ.
Source
Cited on
- Hindi Voice Typing and Speech to TextGuide
- Dictation Languages on iPhone and AndroidGuide
- Can you dictate in Hindi and other Indian languages on iPhone?Question
- How do you voice type in Bangla and get English text?Question
- How do you voice type in Urdu and get English text?Question
- How do you voice type in Urdu?Question