Google added 13 new languages in Android Voice Search


There has been addition of new languages in Android Voice search by Google in order to keep up with the competition over the Voice search sector. From now on one can search through 13 new languages for the Voice Search for Android devices. From now on one can search in 42 languages across 46 countries. Google has been known for its accuracy and this time it is hoped that the new languages will also provide the same result in searches.

Recent update from Google has revealed that about 100 million Android users can use this feature due to the addition of new languages in Android Voice search. The new languages which have been included are Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, European, Portuguese, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Galician, Romanian, Slovak, Siberian and Swedish. As we can see in the list several European languages has been covered in this update.

Google has said that to add new languages in Android Voice search, Google has recruited several native speakers so that the accent is maintained at its best. Some might have received auto-updates of this language packs and Google said that it will be pushing out auto updates in following seven days. Even if you fail to get the update, there are always provisions for manual update. However this update for new languages in Android Voice search is available for devices running on Android 2.2 or higher only.

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James said...

That sounds like Google is really determined to capture the European market. 13 new languages in a single update suggests so according to me...