Do you know what the official language of the United States is? The answer may surprise you. If you said
Do you know what the official language of the United States is? The answer may surprise you. If you said « English, » you’d be quite wrong. Actually, it’s a trick question — there is no official language of the USA. That’s why it’s particularly ignorant to get mad at immigrants for not speaking English. Hell, getting mad at people for speaking their native language would be abhorrent even if English was the official language.
With all of that said, a lot of technology — such as voice assistants — are designed for English speakers. Today, Google bucks that trend by announcing its Home assistant is leaning a new language — Spanish.
« If you’ve ever asked Google Home, « Ok Google, do you speak Spanish? » and didn’t quite get what you wanted, we have exciting news for you. Starting today, the Assistant on Google Home can help you get more done in Spanish, whether that’s enjoying music, managing your day, or controlling smart devices around the house,” says Mark Spates, Product Lead, Google Home.
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Spates further says, « You can do all this and more in Spanish across all your Google Home products — Home, Mini and Max. And now, Google Home and Google Home Mini are also available in Spanish in both Mexico and Spain. »
Google shares the following examples of Spanish commands that work with Home.
Are you a Spanish speaker that plans to use this new functionality? Do you think Google should be commended for catering to this very important part of the population? Please tell me in the comments below.
