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How to change the default language on Google Chrome
From Afrikaans to Zulu, Google Chrome has 153 language options to choose from
Language diversity is a big deal for Google, catering to a worldwide user base of cultures and dialects. Your default language setting on Google Chrome may be English, but there are options for folks who don't speak English. Language barriers are removed with a Chrome feature that translates web page text into your chosen dialect. Here's how to change the language settings on devices running Google Chrome, including useful Chromebooks, Android devices, and PCs, all conducted within Google Chrome.
One surprising fact about English is that, despite being the world's most-spoken language, many people don't speak it. Media from around the world are becoming more popular to the point that English-language content accounts for a slim majority of the thousands of titles on US Netflix. Sometimes, when watching these foreign-language films and TV shows, it's sufficient to watch them with the English dub. If you're after a more immersive experience, watch it on a nice tablet and change your Netflix settings so that it plays in the original language.
Google Translate breaks down communication barriers by offering numerous ways to translate languages. For Android and iOS users, the Google Translate app is the best way to communicate on the go. Google Translate works with text, voice, or image inputs. While owners of the latest Google Pixel phone have access to the most features, any device has access to the fundamental tools that make Google Translate great.
Google's Area 120 wants to make it easy to dub videos into new languages
Easy as uno, dos, tres, catorce
Depending on your language skills, some online videos — no matter how educational — might be rendered useless to you if you can't understand them. With an intriguing new feature developed by Area 120, Google's experimental lab, that could change in a big way. It's working on a tool that the company says will make adding audio in a different language from the original as simple as typing the translation in a document.
The Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max have completed Spanish 101
Google is improving the smart screens' Spanish support
In 2019, Google brought the Nest Hub to a dozen new countries, just as it received a fresh rebranding. Spain was among the twelve regions chosen for official support, but Spanish-language options have been lacking in the US ever since. After two years, Google is finally bringing broader support for how the device functions with one of the most popular spoken languages in the world.
Latest Google Recorder update adds transcription support for more English dialects (APK Download)
Your "bo'ohw'o'wo'er" should be perfectly understandable now
As part of last month's Pixel Feature Drop, Google announced that its Assistant Call Screen feature and its awesome Recorder app would be expanding to new markets and languages. The latter is only now happening thanks to a new app update that brings support for four new English variants.
New Google Assistant adds 4 languages, but don't expect the same abilities as English
French, German, Italian, and Spanish are the "lucky" winners
In the Pixel 4a's announcement post, Google said that the new Assistant, which had been only available in English and Japanese so far, would "soon" support four new languages. Nearly two months later, that promise is materializing. You can now use the faster and cleaner Assistant in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Every few months, Google adds some new language variants to Gboard. This time around, a whopping 50+ language varieties have been added, most of which you probably haven't heard of. Unfortunately, Google hasn't divulged every single addition, though there are some that are name-dropped.
Google Developers is rolling out a huge update to Actions on Google, the backbone through which developers can create those Assistant apps and integrations that are still a little hidden but can be very useful if you interact with your Home or phone a lot through voice. Both developers and users stand to benefit from these changes as there are a lot of improvements that will add up quickly for a better experience.
Most of you are probably familiar with AirDroid, the Swiss army knife of Android utilities. The desktop app is pretty great too, especially if you sit at a computer desk all day surrounded by phones and tablets like some kind of complete loser professional gadget blogger. The latest update for the Windows and OS X companion app adds compatibility with a couple of social services, new language options for Russian and Portuguese (the kind from Portugal - the Brazilian dialect was already there), and the usual bug fixes.
The Google Keyboard isn't one of the flashier apps out there, but it has proven to be an important tool for many people all over the world. The latest update brings better organization to the settings screen and adds support for 8 additional languages including: Bengali (India), Hindi (Compact), Kannada (India), Malayalam (India), Marathi (India), Tamil (India), Tamil (Singapore), and Telugu (India).