Google is launching Google Maps in Hindi. People will be able to see Hindi names of cities, localities, important roads, as well as popular points of interest such as public parks and schools, on the new Google Maps and on Google Maps on Android.
To view Hindi name labels on Google Maps, people must enable Hindi as their preferred language on their device. From a computer, 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 home page. On Android, users simply need to select the Hindi option within the “Language and input” menu found in their phone’s "settings menu”.
Suren Ruhela, Director – Product and Program Management, Google, said, "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."
Google Maps is constantly looking for new ways to help improve people's engagement with the world. In the past year, Google Maps was redesigned to give people one intuitive mapping experience that is fast and easy-to-use. The new Google Maps were rebuilt from the ground up, with the new design aimed at helping people make quicker decisions by easily surfacing places of interest, local search results, and rich layers of imagery where available.
