<p>Reinforcing its commitment to India, Google on Tuesday celebrated its 18th birthday by unveiling five new products that are aimed at expanding access to the Internet.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The new products include YouTube Go, the Google Assistant in Hindi inside messaging app Allo, faster browsing for Google Play on 2G connections, Google Station Wi-Fi platform and data-saving features in Google Chrome for mobile.<br /><br />Inaugurating the big party as part of the birthday celebration, Google South East Asia and India Vice-President Rajan Anandan said Google’s effort is to give all Indians access to Internet.<br /><br />“Through initiatives in India since December 2015, including the success of Wi-Fi offering in partnership with RailTel and efforts to overcome the gender divide by training women across rural India, Google has been driving the use of Internet,” he said. <br /><br />Google Vice President (Next Billion Users) Caesar Sengupta said three new Internet users are getting added every second in India, which present a huge opportunity. “Google is focussing on three key areas — access, products and platforms — to provide a better and more inclusive online experience for users in India,” he said. <br /><br />“We have been thinking about how to build products and services for this wave of new users — products that work for any level of connectivity, in local Indian languages, and across the devices that are most frequently used in India,” he added.<br /><br />Following its partnership with RailTel and Indian Railways to provide Wi-Fi at railway stations, Google has now launched a platform called Google Station. The new platform will work with partners like system integrators (SIs) and venue owners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots, Sengupta said.<br /><br />Its new messaging app ‘Allo’ will introduce support in Hindi for its Google Assistant later this year. Google also announced a group of tailored features for Chrome, like automatic optimising of pages when 2G-like networks are detected. <br /><br />Googles new app YouTube Go is aimed at being data efficient and promoting offline usage.<br /> <br />The app will also allow for videos to be saved and viewed without buffering on slow connections. <br /></p>
<p>Reinforcing its commitment to India, Google on Tuesday celebrated its 18th birthday by unveiling five new products that are aimed at expanding access to the Internet.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The new products include YouTube Go, the Google Assistant in Hindi inside messaging app Allo, faster browsing for Google Play on 2G connections, Google Station Wi-Fi platform and data-saving features in Google Chrome for mobile.<br /><br />Inaugurating the big party as part of the birthday celebration, Google South East Asia and India Vice-President Rajan Anandan said Google’s effort is to give all Indians access to Internet.<br /><br />“Through initiatives in India since December 2015, including the success of Wi-Fi offering in partnership with RailTel and efforts to overcome the gender divide by training women across rural India, Google has been driving the use of Internet,” he said. <br /><br />Google Vice President (Next Billion Users) Caesar Sengupta said three new Internet users are getting added every second in India, which present a huge opportunity. “Google is focussing on three key areas — access, products and platforms — to provide a better and more inclusive online experience for users in India,” he said. <br /><br />“We have been thinking about how to build products and services for this wave of new users — products that work for any level of connectivity, in local Indian languages, and across the devices that are most frequently used in India,” he added.<br /><br />Following its partnership with RailTel and Indian Railways to provide Wi-Fi at railway stations, Google has now launched a platform called Google Station. The new platform will work with partners like system integrators (SIs) and venue owners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots, Sengupta said.<br /><br />Its new messaging app ‘Allo’ will introduce support in Hindi for its Google Assistant later this year. Google also announced a group of tailored features for Chrome, like automatic optimising of pages when 2G-like networks are detected. <br /><br />Googles new app YouTube Go is aimed at being data efficient and promoting offline usage.<br /> <br />The app will also allow for videos to be saved and viewed without buffering on slow connections. <br /></p>
