Aimed at strengthening its foothold in the Indian mobile Internet space, tech giant Google will enable a faster search capability for mobile phones with slower network connections.
Using a new streamlined version of its search results page, the US-based company will automatically check if a user has a slow wireless connection and deliver a fast loading version of Search.
“Increasingly, people in India are accessing the Internet through mobile devices such as their smartphones. However, not all of these devices come with fast, cheap connections,” Google Distinguished Software Engineer Bharat Mediratta said in a blogpost.
Fewer bytes means users get answers faster and cheaper, he added.
“Google’s high-quality results will remain the same, but elements such as images and maps will only show up when they are an essential part of the result,” he said.
This is just another step Google is taking to organise the world’s information and make it accessible to everyone, including those who do not have fast mobile connections, Mediratta added.
Google has been increasing its focus on the Indian market. Last month, it launched its Android One initiative in the country first, saying it was originally conceived with India in mind.
