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Of late, India has been going digital. Ever since the Prime Minister announced the demonetization drive last year, India’s evolution towards becoming a cashless economy picked up pace. The UPI platform suddenly came into prominence and the awareness around it increased. Google is now working on Tez, Google’s UPI enabled payment application for India.
This is a unique move from Google as it is rare that we see Google operating towards apps that deal with transfer of money beyond the US. The app is going to be quite different from what we have seen in Google Wallet and Android Pay and is going to be UPI-focused.
UPI, for those who might not be aware, stands for Unified Payments Interface – which is a government backed service for quick and easy transfer of money. UPI involves users creating a Virtual Private Address (VPA) linked to their bank account. Any time you want to receive money from someone, you can simply send in your UPI VPA and the money would be transferred instantly. Google’s Tez is based on this platform.
Tez, which literally translates to Fast, is yet to be officially announced by Google. However it was spotted by Indian news website the-ken. The-Ken indicates that Tez might also soon be made available in Indonesia and the Philippines as Google has filed for trademarks in these countries too.
Google’s application for the trademark; via @venkatananth on Twitter
Interestingly, Tez will be a dedicated Android app for payments and will not be introduced as a part of another app. As of now, Google has declined to comment on Tez but it is expected that the announcement will follow soon.
This is going to be a major step up towards increasing awareness around UPI and getting more users to make use of this government backed payment platform. Stay tuned with us for more updates on Google’s Tez.
Source: The-Ken
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Google’s translation service, Google Translate has been quite popular. Whether you want to translate a web page or you want to decipher a message someone has sent you in a language you do not speak, Google Translate has been the go-to service for things like this. Following today’s update, users in India can now use Google’s translation app in an offline mode too.
Offline translations have been introduced for the speakers of Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu languages. This also includes instant visual translations. You can also type translation queries in eight languages (including the seven above + Malayalam). Conversation mode can now be used in two new languages – Bengali and Tamil.
How to download language packs in Google Translate
To enable offline translations, all you need to do is to download language packs while you’re on Wi-Fi.
After the download is complete you will be able to translate between the language and English with ease. Download more language packs to translate between languages – i.e. you can use Google Translate to translate Bengali into Gujarati if you have both the language packs downloaded.
So far all of these features were available only in Hindi. However, following today’s update, Google Translate has introduced support for all these Indian languages. Offline support is one of the most appreciated services, especially in a country like India where internet connectivity isn’t strong in many places. Google Translate works even without internet – helping you break the barriers of communication.
WordLens translating English to Bengali
Another interesting feature of the Google Translate app is that of the WordLens which can translate text on hoardings, banners and road-signs, basically, any written piece of information. Following the latest Google Translate update, WordLens can now directly translate from the camera of the app without even having to click and save the picture. This is powered by Machine Learning technologies and it translates from English to Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu, in addition to Hindi.
WordLens translating English to Tamil
In addition to these two updates, the Google Translate app also brings in improvements to bilingual translations. This feature allows you to carry on a conversation in real-time as it translates everything a person is saying to you. Starting today, Google Translate supports Bengali and Tamil when it comes to bilingual translations. Google describes this feature like ‘having an interpreter in your pocket’.
Bilingual conversations on Google Translate
Finally, Those who Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Tamil can now speak to the app and get their sentences translated directly. This feature only supported Hindi till now but Google has expanded the support for more languages. This is a really cool update from Google and would help improve the state of communication in India. All these updates are live on the Android as well as the iOS apps.
Source: Google India Blog
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