Devdiscourse News Desk| New Delhi | India
Search giant Google launched today a new feature for Indian cellular subscribers, making it easier for them to recharge their prepaid SIMs with a simple search.
With the new Google Search Mobile Recharge feature, users will be able to browse plans across several mobile carriers, compare discounts and offers, and recharge a prepaid phone plan using the mobile wallet or payment service of their choice.
Currently, the new feature is available for signed-in users on Android and collates prepaid service plans from Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio, and BSNL prepaid for users across India.
"In India, there are approximately 1.1 billion cellular connections, about 95 percent of which are prepaid SIM cards. Prepaid cellular subscribers use a variety of ways to recharge their mobile phone, or even get help from a friend or a family member. Today, we make it easier for people in India to recharge prepaid SIMs with a new Google Search experience," the tech giant said in a blog post.
The new Mobile Recharge on Google Search feature is available only in English.
In our commitment to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, this is a step to help India's many prepaid cellular users find their favourite recharge pack quickly and conveniently.
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