There are likely to be more users of Google’s Android software in India than in the United States

33rd Day Of Lockdown Total Cases 26,283 1,835 Recovered 5,939 443 Deaths 825 44 Maharashtra76281076323 Gujarat3071282133 Delhi262586954 Rajasthan208351334 Madhya Pradesh194528199 Tamil Nadu2196023 Uttar Pradesh179326127 Andhra Pradesh101617131 Telangana99030725 West Bengal571103 Karnataka500158 Jammu and Kashmir4941126 Kerala4583384 Punjab3087217 Haryana2871913 Bihar251452 Odisha100341 Jharkhand6783 Uttarakhand48260 Himachal Pradesh40232 Chhatisgarh37320 Assam36191 Chandigarh28150 Meghalaya1201 Puducherry840 Goa770 Manipur220 Tripura220 Mizoram100 Arunachal Pradesh110 Technology Sundar Pichai: India a key testing ground for products REUTERS Published: Dec 17, 2015, 2:15 am IST Updated: Dec 17, 2015, 2:15 am IST New Google leader Sundar Pichai pledged on Wednesday to use India as a testing ground for its products as the US tech giant targets hundreds of millions of consumers in the developing world set to mov New Google leader Sundar Pichai pledged on Wednesday to use India as a testing ground for its products as the US tech giant targets hundreds of millions of consumers in the developing world set to move online in the next few years. Itrsquo;s also working on increasing the number of local languages available on its virtual keyboard to target non-English speakers.Google is also working with the Railways to bring wireless Internet service to 100 train stations, with Mumbai Central the first to go online in January.

There are likely to be more users of Googlersquo;s Android software in India than in the United States in 2016, Google said in a statement.Mr Pichai cited user-generated maps, as well as a version of YouTube that allows consumers with limited Internet access to store videos offline, as two recent examples of products developed in India that have since been rolled out to other countries. ldquo;We think that what we build in India will apply to many global places,rdquo; Indian-born Mr Pichai, appointed chief executive officer in August, told reporters at an event in New Delhi With Internet penetration already topping more than 90 per cent in many developed markets, Google is increasingly betting on large developing countries like India as a future source of growth. The company does not disclose how much it has invested in India.ldquo;Itrsquo;s about making sure that as the next one billion come online, they have access,rdquo; he said during a visit to the Indian capital, where he is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Google expects more than 500 million Indians to be online by 20, up from around 300 million today. But Mr Pichai said that with most new users accessing the Internet via cheap smartphones instead of desktops, poor mobile connectivity is forcing the company to adapt how it structures and sells its software.He said PE shrink films Suppliers the company would train two million Indian developers for its Android operating system by 2019, promote Internet use among rural wome, and expand its campus in the southern city of Hyderabad to get more people online

There are likely to be more users of Google’s Android software in India than in the United States