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Type less, talk more in eight Indian languages
Daan van Esch, Google India Blog, 2017
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- What it is
- Google's August 14, 2017 post on voice input for eight more Indian languages, after Hindi, in Gboard on Android and in Google Search. It is the company's own description of which languages got voice dictation that year. The quotes were checked in the blog's feed for that date, which carries the full post text.
- How much weight it carries
- Primary statement from Google's own team, dated August 14, 2017. It describes the launch at that time and does not list the current language set, which Google has changed since.
Facts taken from this source
- In August 2017, Google said it was bringing voice input to eight more Indian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
“bringing voice input to additional eight Indian languages, including ... Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu” (Paragraph 2)
- In August 2017, Google said voice input was already available for Hindi, before it extended voice input to eight more Indian languages.
“This feature was already available for Hindi.” (Paragraph 2)
- In August 2017, Google said speakers of the newly added Indian languages could use their voice to dictate, including in Search through the Google App.
“will be able to use their voice to dictate ... as well as in search through the google app” (Paragraph 2)
Pages that rest on this source
- 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
- How do you do voice typing in Hindi on Android?Question
- What is the best free Hindi speech to text?Question