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Google launches Gboard in 22 Indian languages, Neural Network translation in 9

Google has launched its keyboard Gbroad in 22 Indian languages, a move which will allow users to message in their native language. The languages now supported include languages like Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The keyboard supports both language keyboards and transliteration into native languages. Apart from this, another major develop is that Google brought gesture/swiping based typing to Gboard for Indian languages: This was missing earlier. The keyboard also allows emoji and gif search using Indian language text. Apart from this, Gboard now allows the resizing of the keyboard for users. It also allows users to search the web via the keyboard, share content with friends within the app. Expect apps like WhatsApp in particular to benefit from these improvements, more than Google's own messed up portfolio of messaging apps. A sign of things to come: Neural Network translation in 9 Indian languages Google translate has been included in the Gboard, but clearly, the more significant development than Gboard is the launch of neural network translation in 9 Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. This expands neural network translation for Google beyond Hindi, allowing for far more efficient and accurate translation of Indian language text. Melvin Johnson, Engineer at Google Translate pointed out that even with 300 million Hindi speaking users online, Hindi isn't among the top 10 languages online in terms of content. Google…

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