Google has launched Google Maps in Hindi, in a bid to make them more accessible to users across the globe especially India. Available on Android and desktop, Google Maps will now show names of the cities, localities, important roads along with popular points and important places in Hindi.
In order to view Hindi name labels on Google Maps, users need to enable Hindi as their preferred language on their device. Users on Android simply need to select the Hindi option within the “Language and input” menu found in their phone’s ‘settings menu’. In case of a desktop they can change the language preference to Hindi on their Google account settings or by selecting the “Hindi” option at the bottom of the page on the google.co.in home page.
“Google is committed to making its products more useful for people in India and creating comprehensive maps is a crucial part of helping Indian users access information about parts of the country that are unfamiliar to them. By launching Google Maps in Hindi today, hopefully Indians can explore and navigate the world around them more easily, whether these are people who already use Maps to find their way around day-to-day or Hindi-speakers coming online for the first time.”
said , Suren Ruhela, Director Product and Program Management, Google in an official release.
Google Maps in Hindi are now available on Android 4.3 and higher and desktop. Last month Google added support for Indian dialects and accents to Google Voice. Earlier this week, Maps for Android was updated with bike elevation and voice commands.