Google has updated its Search app to be more efficient for those who speak more than one language.
Bilingual users can now use voice commands to switch between the 50 languages supported by the search giant on the app, such as English, Spanish, Mandarin, French, Swedish, or German, according to ZDNet.
With the Search app version 3.6, users can choose five languages in the settings page and switch back and forth between any of them to make changes. Google then detects and recognizes the languages used most often.
"So you can fire off a search for nearby restaurants in English, then dictate a text to your friend in French," explained David Eustis, an Android software engineer at Google.
Before the update, users had to change their settings every time they wanted to switch between languages, PCWorld reported. Now, users only have to change the language settings in the apps menu one time.
Some languages in the app are equipped with several dialects, such as Spanish, which comes with different versions for El Salvador, Spain, Mexico and other countries. Chinese is available with three forms of Mandarin and Cantonese, and Arabic also has a few varieties.
The update to the Search app comes with some limitations, ZDNet reported. Eustis said Google will only verbally respond to questions depending on the language used, as well as the question asked. Also, as of now, only one language can be used in each sentence.
A Google spokeswoman said the update is currently only for voice search for the latest Android version of the app, according to PCWorld. Users can go to their Google+ page to choose the five languages they want to use.
Google said it plans to add more languages to the Search app over time.
