Google is rolling out brand name brand-new search technology in India, one of the search business’s most significant markets, consisting of bilingual search results and in-video search.
This week, Google held its eighth Google For India event, where it revealed the following search features:
- Search in video
- Multilingual search engine result
- Bilingual voice search
- Natural language search in Google Pay
- Handwriting to text translation via Google Lens
These functions might ultimately make their way to North America, so it’s worth keeping them on your radar.
Here’s more details about the above-listed features, releasing first in India.
Search In Video
Google is making it possible to browse within Buy YouTube Subscribers videos.
As you’re viewing a video on Buy YouTube Subscribers, tap on “Search in video” and enter the topic in the video you wish to skip to.
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We’re piloting the ability to search within videos on your phone’s Search app. Just key in your query using the ‘Browse in video’ feature & discover precisely what you’re trying to find. #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/G3KIhpO7ow— Google India (@GoogleIndia) December 19, 2022
In a blog post, Google states:
“Besides images, videos are also a rich source of visual information but it’s frequently difficult to discover something buried inside a long clip. For instance, possibly you’re watching a long video about Agra, and you wonder if it also covers Fatehpur Sikri. With a new function we’re piloting, you’re now able to search for anything that’s pointed out in a video, right from Browse. Just enter a search term utilizing the ‘Browse in video’ feature and quickly find what you’re looking for.”
Multilingual Search Results
Google is making search results page in India bilingual, serving lead to the user’s local languages together with English results.
Introducing an India-first development which makes Search engine result bilingual for people who choose it that method. #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/B4iCqeb6Zc
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) December 19, 2022
Google states in a blog post:
“Language requires in India are becoming more dynamic, and multilingual, and we’re likewise seeing this shown in individuals’s search experiences. Especially, most of Google users in India take in more than one language.
To make it easier for individuals who utilize more than one language to look for and explore details, we’re now making search results pages bilingual, for individuals who prefer it that method.”
This functionality is rolling out in Hindi and will expand to other Indian languages, consisting of Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and Bengali, in the coming year.
Bilingual Voice Browse
Google is improving speech recognition technology for Hinglish speakers, a hybrid of Hindi and English.
Searchers in India can conduct a voice search using Hindi and English in the exact same inquiry, and Google will be able to understand what they’re trying to find.
When you browse “cheese kis cheez se banta hai”, Voice Browse will better understand your Hinglish question– so you’ll constantly get gouda results #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/f1vihmB9df
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) December 19, 2022
Google states in a blog post:
“We wish to assist more individuals, and specifically Indians, ask concerns naturally and intuitively with their voice. Today we’re revealing a brand-new speech recognition design that can more effectively understand individuals who speak in Hinglish. We’re doing this through the use of a new, neural-network inspired speech recognition model that considers the person’s accents, surrounding noises, context, and speaking styles.”
Natural Language Search In Google Pay
Google is debuting a feature in India that enables users to perform natural language searches in Google Pay.
Users can now query Google Pay utilizing natural language concerns like, “Program me just how much I spent on coffee recently.”
“Fuel expenses last month”
“Grocery spends last week”The brand-new ‘Transaction Browse’ feature on Google Pay, makes it possible to track our invests, and make month-ends smoother #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/7kOHWA1hXB
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) December 19, 2022
Handwriting To Text Translation
Google is working on a function for Google Lens that equates medical professionals’ handwriting into understandable text.
We’ve started working on the intricate procedure of identifying what’s written on medical prescriptions by developing an assistive design to digitise it, using AI, for medical healthcare specialists. #GoogleForIndia pic.twitter.com/XD8YwJ6HBr
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) December 19, 2022
Google hasn’t committed to a launch date for this function and notes that it’s meant for doctor.
Nevertheless, the advancement of this technology might possibly cause other use cases in the future.
Source: Google