Users can update their Google News settings to support two languages instead of one, in an effort to better serve the more than 60% of people worldwide who read news in two or more languages. Indian users can choose from 8 Indian languages along with the default one – Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. To enable the bilingual feature, open Google News and go to Settings > Languages and Regions of Interest and select the additional language apart from the existing default one.
While Google has enabled bilingual support to enhance the usability of the Google News app, it will still apply your previous personalisation preferences. This means that you’ll able to receive news articles and topics that are the most relevant to you — based on Google’s algorithm.
At I/O 2018, Google announced artificial intelligence (AI) updates specifically for Google News to deliver personalised news stories to your smartphone. The company also in August last year integrated Google News into Google Assistant-enabled smartphone displays and home speakers.
Google is aiming to make Google News a strong competitor against Apple News. In July this year, the Mountain View-based company introduced the redesigned Google News tab for desktop users. The search giant at its I/O 2019 developer conference in May also announced the expansion of its one-tap access to Google News.
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