Google has been pumping up its investment in the Indian economy and technology for some time now. It has developed a number of features and products especially for India first and then launched them worldwide due to popularity.

Indian is an enormous market with 330 million smartphone users consuming 4 GB data per user per month on an average. With another 900 million users yet to be connected to the internet; pushing to capitalize on the market scenario is a no-brainer.

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Some of the Googles more popular features and application are a result of its India First initiative. Here is a list of seven things Google developed for India first and then shared with the world.

1. YouTube Offline



Youtube offline feature was first introduced to the Indian consumers. It allowed users to download videos from the YouTube app and watch them without internet connectivity. Service providers like Airtel even provided options for scheduling downloads due to its popularity.

Eventually, with its success in India, this feature was rolled out worldwide by Google.

2. Offline Maps

Google Maps offline service was another such feature which rolled out in India first. Limited connectivity on roads made this feature a huge success in India and found its way to the global audience.

3. Two-wheeler Mode

Following the tradition of India first; Google recently launched the Two-wheeler mode for Google Maps in India. India is the only country to have this feature available on Google Maps currently(May change soon). Its early days for the feature but this will find its way to global roll out soon.

READ MORE: Indian Bikers Get Their Own Navigation Mode On Google Maps

4. TEZ- Googles Digital Payment App For India



The UPI based payment app from Google has been a huge success accounting for the majority of the UPI transactions in India. Although UPI is unique to India; the ease of this payment method with TEZ may prove to be contagious globally.

TEZ will start rolling out support for merchant payments in the coming weeks, making it even more lucrative for users.

5. Google Station

Google station in collaboration with RailTel has set up public WiFi hotspots at 227 railway station. These hotspots provide a high-speed* access to the internet for free.

Such hotspots will be available at 400 railway stations across the country by the end of 2018. Google stations will also be available outside the railway stations in the future. You can check the availability of these public WiFi hotspots near you by clicking here.

Do let us know in the comments below what speed you get.

*Received up to 12 Mbps connectivity in railway stations across Mumbai.

6. Datally App



Recently Google released the Datally app dedicated to saving mobile data. This is another such Google product aimed at the Indian consumers.

7. Android Oreo (Go Edition)

Googles focus on data consumption, usability and availability in the Indian market have not been limited Google Station and Datally alone. Sameer Samat, VP, Play + Android announced the Go edition of Android Oreo at Google For India event.

The toned down version of Android is focussed on low-end devices with 512 MB and 1 GB RAM. It comes with its own set of optimized GO apps again customized to the Indian market with ease of search and second language.

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