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Google gifts India various new platforms on its 18th Birthday

It said in a statement,"Growth of Internet has been explosive in India.  Every second, three more Indians come online for the first time — that’s over 10,000 people every hour. But this latest wave of Internet users still has significant barriers to getting the most out of the Internet: low-powered phones, 2G connections, and very little data."

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Google gifts India various new platforms on its 18th Birthday
Google plans to introducs various Google products, platforms and access programs to deepen India's participation in the internet. Photo: Official Website

While celebrating it's 18th birthday, the search engine Google announced several new platforms as a gift to India. 

Google plans to introduce various Google products, platforms and access programs to deepen India's participation in the internet. 

It said in a statement,"Growth of Internet has been explosive in India.  Every second, three more Indians come online for the first time — that’s over 10,000 people every hour. But this latest wave of Internet users still has significant barriers to getting the most out of the Internet: low-powered phones, 2G connections, and very little data."

Here's what Google gifted India. 

Introduction of YouTube Go - a mobile app. Google on Tuesday, started an extensive user tests of YouTube Go, a brand new mobile app completely reimagined for the next generation of YouTube users. 

Last year, the product team of Google spent time in researching users in India about their access and affordability challenges.  The mobile app will be first launched in India-only.

"We designed the app to load and play YouTube videos smoothly across various connectivity situations, and to provide users transparency and control over their data consumption, " Google said. 

YouTube Go also has features where enable users to share videos easily with friends and family nearby, without using any data.

Google Station - an easy set of tools to roll-out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places.

Google entered into a tie up with Indian Railways and RailTel last year in September, to provide Wi-Fi at 400 railway stations in India. 

Presently there are more than 50 stations, which provide high-quality internet to to 3.5 million people each month.  

With this development, Google further plans to push the button by getting getting great Wi-Fi into the world’s malls, bus stops, city centers, and cafes all around the world. 

Such would support millions of people to learn, play, chat, work, and find the information they need any where they are. 

Google Station will provide software and guidance on hardware to turn fiber connections into fast, reliable and safe Wi-Fi zones. Users will get a fast Wi-Fi experience with a simple and unified login, while making it much easier for venues to manage their networks, as per Google. 

Going ahead, Google also plans to introduce the new messaging app Allo with Hindi features. At present the app is made available only in English. In the app, you can ask the Assistant questions and let it help you get things done directly right in your chats.

 

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Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Tue, Sep 27, 2016
09:02 pm
Mumbai, ZeeBiz WebDesk
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