Google Assistant can understand Hindi; but for limited queries

Google Assistant is great for times when you are too lazy to type. All you have to do is say "Ok Google", and ask it about the weather outside or the traffic conditions. Unfortunately though, not everyone in India can't understand or speak English. Their inability to speak English prevented them from using Google Assistant. Well, guess what, Google Assistant can now understand Hindi.

This is a great move from the company given the major part of the Indian population is comfortable in Hindi. However, there is a catch. As of now, you can ask Google Assistant now only a few questions in Hindi and get the response in the same language. Also, it is only capable of delivering Hindi text results while its voice responses are in English.

"The Google Assistant on Android phones and iPhones is currently available in English in India, built for English input but supporting a few selected Hindi queries. While we've launched the Hindi Google Assistant on Allo, it's not available on phones yet. We are looking to bring the Assistant experience to more Indian languages over time," said a Google spokesperson in a statement.

Anyway, if you want to test whether or Google Assistant can understand Hindi, you have to change the language setting on your phone to have English (India) as the default language. To change the language by going to Setting > Language & Input > Languages > Add a language > Choose English from the list > and then select the location as India.

As such, we asked Google Assistant some basic questions and the results were satisfactory. For example, if you ask "Hey Google, UP ki rajdhani kunsi hai", you will be shown the right answer. You can also ask for some recipes.

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There is no doubt that with this new feature Google Assistant will be more accessible to people in India, especially to those who are not fluent in English. The search engine giant has already added support for Indian languages across its product lineup.

Google recently added support for Assistant in smartphones that run older versions of Android. The roll out was targeted at emerging markets like India, where many people still use phones with older Android versions such as Lollipop and Marshmallow.