51+ types of Google products and their functions
Behind its
history, Google has now obtained extraordinary achievements from the numerous
products available. The present products are needed by many people and mainly
help human work. How many types of products does Google offer? Learn more about
the types below.
1. Google Mail
To use it, users
must create a new account via mail.google.com. This email product allows users
to send letters electronically in the form of text, audio, video, images and
documents.
2. Google Translate
Google Translate
is a useful Google product for language translation. This language translation
can be transferred from one language to another. There are already dozens of
languages in the world that can be automatically translated using this product.
Google Translate
is accessible via the link translate.google.com. You can not only translate
languages in a romanized way, but also include the characters used by a
particular country or region. For example Chinese, Japanese, Korean, to Arabic
characters.
3. Google Drive
Google Drive is a
Google product in the form of online cloud storage. Google Drive offers a
storage capacity of up to 15 GB to each user. Almost all types of data can be
stored in this app which can be accessed through web or mobile app.
Google Drive not
only offers private data storage but can also be used to share data through
storage links. Google Drive is accessible to users through the drive.google.com
link.
4. Google Sky
Want to see the
state of the sky or objects in the sky? You can visit Google Sky now. Google
Sky is a Google product that can clearly display the sky map and everything in
it.
You can visit
Google.com/sky/ to see a map of the sky captured by Google using its space
satellite. On this page you will find other features to visualize the surface
of the moon and Mars. You can also print the sky map search results all at
once.
5. Google News
Google News is an Internet product provided by Google to provide updated news from around the world. The news you find on the news.google.com page can be filtered according to your area of residence.
6. Google Books
Google Books is an
online book search service provided by Google. With this service, you can find
books based on author name, title, publisher, year of publication, and number
of pages in a book.
The Google Books
service itself has a spin-off application namely Google Play Books which is
also a digital library provided by Google. Google Play Books features millions
of digital books that users can access for free or for a fee through mobile
devices.
7. Google Search
Google Search is
the largest search engine service owned by Google LLC. Google search is
currently ranked at the top of the most used search engines. Google Search is
performed using Python, C, and C++ programming languages.
Almost any
Android, iOS or desktop device can be synced using this search engine. One of
its advantages is being able to provide precise information on the keywords you
are looking for.
8. Google Trends
Google Trends is a
service product owned by Google that summarizes trend information. Google
Trends will show statistics on the number of hot searches on the Internet.
Regarding the results that are displayed, you can filter by region or by
language.
9. Google Docs
Google docs is a
service owned by Google which is used for word processing. Google docs can be
used to enter data, edit it, save it, and print it as a paper file. Google docs
can be used online via the docs.google.com page.
The word
processing service offered by Google docs is almost similar to Microsoft's
Microsoft Word application. But the difference is that Microsoft Word can be
used offline in a desktop application.
10. Google Calendar
Google Calendar is
a calendar service owned by Google. This service does not provide the usual
Gregorian calendar. You can schedule your activities only through mobile and
desktop. Google Calendar is automatically synced with all holiday alerts.
You can access the
Google calendar via the web or download it via Playstore or iOS on your
smartphone. Google calendar is part of Google workspace which is very useful
for scheduling or reminding meetings or certain days.
11. Google Hangouts
Google hangouts is
an instant communication service developed by Google in the form of texting,
VOIP and video calls. Google Hangout has improved its functionality and the
name has been changed to Google Meet.
During the
Covid-19 pandemic yesterday, the use of Google meet was quite effective in
avoiding face-to-face meetings. Google Meet is used to make remote group
video/voice calls. This application is accessible via the web or the mobile
application.
12. Google URL Shortener
Google's URL
shortener is a service that cuts or shortens a site's URL links. This service
initially worked for Google toolbar and feedburner services. But Google is
developing a URL shortener separately on the goo.gl page.
An easy way to
shorten links using Google URL Shortener is to visit the goo.gl link. You can
also download the ad extension in your browser, then right-click on the site
you want to shorten the link for, then click shorten link and copy.
13. YouTube
Youtube is a video
sharing service where users can upload, watch and share videos with other
users. Youtube is now controlled by Google, which not only provides video
viewing features, but users can also earn income from it.
The way it works,
those of you who have a channel on YouTube can monetize your video works. Some
ads will appear on your video. If visitors manage to watch the entire ad or
click on it, you will win.
14. Google Fonts
Another service
offered by Google is Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a free font management
service that can be applied to the web or your desktop device. Google Fonts is
good enough to change the font type of your website or blog.
To use this service, you can visit font.google.com and then type in the phrase whose font you want to change. Next, you'll be prompted to copy the code, which you can paste into your website's HTML code.
15. Google Now
Google is now a
service provided by Google to users as a personal assistant through the device
you use. Google is now known as the Google Assistant, capable of performing its
functions when you speak a command on your smartphone.
This service is
also able to automatically display features through settings. Some of the
features that can be displayed include breaking news on the home page, voice
commands, one-click work orders.
16. Google Ad Mob
Google admob is a
mobile advertising service acquired by Google from owner Omar Hamoui. Google
admob offers app developers to monetize the apps they publish. The presence of
Google admob really helps developers to improve the quality of their
applications.
17. Google Play Store
Google playstore
is a service from Google that provides applications, games and digital content
via mobile devices. Playstore used to be known as Android Market mainly on
Android devices.
Google Playstore
itself offers a wide selection of digital distribution such as movies, books,
games, and apps. Not only can it be used on mobile devices, Playstore can also
be synced with Android TV, Wear OS, Chrome OS and web based devices.
18. Google Sync
Google sync is a
service provided by Google which is useful for synchronizing emails, contact
lists and calendars on mobile devices. This Google sync takes advantage of
Microsoft Exchange Activesync 12.1 features that are generally still on desktop
devices.
19. Google AdWords
Google adword is
an advertising service provided by Google to businessmen to present their
commercial brand. If Google adsense and Google admob are for publishers, then
Google adwords is useful for advertisers.
Google Adwords is
quite effective for those of you running a business to improve product
marketing. Your product advertisements will be displayed on various platforms
both in search engines and in related applications.
20. Google Maps
Google Maps is a
digital mapping service provided by Google. Google Maps helps users find the
location of a place through the provided web map path. The features included in
Google Maps are satellite imagery, 360º panoramas and road maps.
Google developers
are continuously improving the quality of Maps by launching a child service of
this app. An example is Google Street View and Google Street View Inside
Trusted, whose function is to see detailed street maps.
21. Google Pinyin
Google Pinyin is a
type of Google service for entering text with Chinese characters. Google Pinyin
provides Chinese input methods in Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
models.
This method of
entering Chinese characters can be enjoyed by Internet users on Windows or Android.
This service is a form of language development and is included in the Google
translate or Google translation section.
22. Google Earth
Google not only
provides satellite map features from Maps, but some also provide an overall
picture of the shape of the earth. We can say that Google Earth is a globe that
is accessed virtually, where you can see images of regions of the earth from
satellite captures.
23. Japanese Google Entry
Not much different
from Google Pinyin, Google Japanese Input is also useful for typing Japanese
characters such as Katakana, Kanji, and Hiragana. Google's Japanese entry can
be installed on Windows, Android, macOS, and chromeOS devices.
Installing
Google's Japanese input feature is quite simple. You can enter general keyboard
settings. Add a new keyboard and select Japanese, select Kana font and click
OK. Then you can use Japanese script keyboard.
24. Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a
browser or browser owned by Google. Google Chrome allows you to easily find
various information on the web. Whether in the form of articles, blogs, news
portals, images, videos, audio or documents.
Google Chrome can
not only be enjoyed by Windows users but can also be downloaded on macOS,
Linux, iOS and Android based devices. To download the app according to your
device, you can visit the website at google.com/intl/chrome/.
25. Google Adsense
Google adsense is
a content monetization service provided by Google to its users. Google adsense
allows content creators of blogs or YouTube to earn money from ads served by
Google.
To be able to take
advantage of Google Adsense monetization, Google provides requirements for
publishers. For example, there is a minimum number of visitors/views,
subscribers or how long the active period of the account must be fulfilled by
the publisher.
26. Bloggers
Blogger is
Google's blogging service that allows you to write information for personal and
professional purposes. Blogger is often used as a "diary" by bloggers
to note interesting activities carried out by the author.
However, due to
the evolution of digital business, bloggers are widely used to create business
portfolios. Blogger helps business people to introduce the company and the
products it sells more widely.
27. Google March
Google mars is one
of the features provided by Google Sky. As the name suggests, Google Mars is
useful for viewing conditions from the surface of the planet Mars. This image
capture uses space satellite technology sent by Google.
28. Speak to Tweet
Speak to tweet is
a service provided by Google to communicate on Twitter. This service is useful
for leaving tweets via Twitter by calling the international phone number that
has been designated to leave a voice message.
This service was
launched during the Egyptian state revolution on January 26, 2011. At that
time, the Egyptian people protested in Cairo by shutting down all internet
activities, including Twitter.
29. Google Groups
The Google Group
is a service owned by Google that is useful for conducting group discussions
through online forums. This Google Group is almost similar to Google Hangouts
or Google Meet. The difference lies in the mode of communication.
Google groups are
only useful for email or email communication. Meanwhile, Google Hangout or
Google Meet can be done via video/voice calls.
30. Google Flights
Google Flights is
a Google service that is useful for finding airline flights in your area. The
flight information displayed is flight destination, flight date and airline
flight price options.
31. Google Suite
The Google suite
is a collection of Google-owned cloud services to help you with your work.
Google suite is now known as Google workspace which has several collaborative
productivity application services.
Some of these
cloud computing applications include Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google
Forms, Google Mail, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides. To use the
service, your device must be connected to an internet connection.
32. Google Search History
Google Search
History is a useful feature for managing the history activity of your Google
account. You can enable or disable web and app activity, search history, and
YouTube history from your Google Account.
The way to set it
up is to visit the activity.Google.com page and sign in to your Google account.
you can exercise account control over your activity on other Google services.
33. View Google Recipes
For those of you
who love to cook, Google has launched the recipe display service for its users.
This service will display various recipe information and recommendations of dishes
that interest you.
34. Google Bookmarks
If you're
wondering how many types of Google there are, Google Bookmarks is one of dozens
to hundreds of Google-owned services. Google Bookmarks was once useful for
marking up web pages in the browser.
You can find this
cloud storage based Google bookmark in Google Chrome browser. Using bookmarks
really helps users to save important web pages, which will be revisited later.
35. Google Scholar
Google Scholar,
also known as Google Scholar in Indonesia, is a useful service for exploring
scientific works or topics. Google Scholar was first launched in 2004 by Alex
Verstak.
With Google
Scholar, you can find information about scholarly works in the form of web
articles or file formats like pdf, docx, and others. This service is often used
to find references for theses, theses and dissertations in online publications
around the world.
36. Go
Google Go is a
lightweight search engine service launched by Google. Google go offers
mobile-friendly features suitable for novice users, where it is easy to quickly
find information on the Internet.
37. OpenSocial
OpenSocial is a
set of application APIs launched by Google for social networking applications
such as MySpace. This application uses the Javascript programming language in
the development of its application projects by the developers.
38. Google Swiffy
Google swiffy is a
tool for web use which is useful for converting files from SWF format to HTML5
format. Google swiffy is very useful for displaying flash content on mobile
devices where the device does not support flash.
Google swiffy
itself which is operated by Google company was first launched on February 11,
2014. However, due to some reasons Google swiffy stopped working on July 1,
2016.
39. Rechapcha
Recaptcha is a
useful security system service to protect a website against fraud and misuse of
data. Of course, you often encounter the recaptcha security system in the form
of non-robotic verification or riddle answers before entering the website.
40. Darts
Google also offers
a special service in a programming language called Dart. Darts can be used for
Flutter. Flutter itself is a UI toolkit as well as a cross-platform app. Dart
is included as an open source programming language.
By learning the
Dart programming language, you will easily run Flutter itself. This programming
language is already used by large companies such as Tencent and Alibaba.
41. Map Navigation
Maps navigation is
an additional feature of Google Maps which is useful for providing voice-assisted
map navigation. Map navigation helps motorists determine the direction to the
intended location.
How map navigation
works, before driving you need to determine the intended location and activate
GPS on your device. You can click on a route and a navigation direction will
appear following the path shown by Maps.
42. Mobilize
Mobilize is a
useful extension tool for extracting information from the web and making it a
mobile-friendly site. Mobilize can be installed as a Chrome browser extension
on the web.
43. PageRank
PageRank is a
website search algorithm owned by Google. Pagerank itself is a term that
indicates the score level of a website which is calculated based on the Quality
Score and quantity of inbound links on the Google search engine.
The ranking of
this pagerank itself is calculated from the number of web pages between 1 and
10. The determination of PageRank is taken from various evaluations. Starting
from the quality, web content, keywords, meta tags, links and the popularity of
the web itself.
44. Snapshots
Snapshot is a
useful Google service providing information to its users. For example,
information related to work schedules, reminders, stock market updates,
birthday reminders and the like.
To enjoy this
snapshot app yourself, you can set it up on your mobile device. You can
automatically get the information you want through the Google Assistant
function, so the Google Snapshot function will work automatically.
45. Google Image Search
Google Image
Search is an image search service from Google. The Google image is the same as
the Google search engine, the only difference is in the search results. If
Google search displays information as text, Google image search will display
images.
46. Google Finance
Google Finance is
a Google service that provides information on domestic and foreign financial
markets. The financial information displayed can be in the form of stock
quotes, ETFs, crypto, and more.
47. Google App Engine
The Google
Application Engine is an application owned by Google that is intended for
developers who want to build and run applications on websites. The Google
Application Engine itself can be run through hosting facilities on Google's
servers.
The Google Application Engine can be used for free, but with limited functionality. Among them, with only 500MB of storage, bandwidth for 5 million page views per month, and limited CPU capacity.
48. Google Moon
Google moon is a
useful feature that displays a map of outer space, precisely the surface of the
moon. Just like Google Mars, Google Moon can be accessed through the Google Sky
site. Google moon will display images of the moon from Google company's
satellite image capture.
49. Google surveys
Google Survey is a
survey service provided by Google to users in order to improve the quality of
Google products and services. This application can be downloaded on mobile devices.
Users who complete surveys will be rewarded in the form of Google Play balance.
50. Google Class
Google Classroom
is a Google platform that provides online group learning services. Google
Classroom is for schools that do learning or send in assignments without
face-to-face.
Similar to
yesterday's Covid-19 pandemic, Google Classroom has become an alternative
learning medium, where teachers can still provide materials in Google
Classroom. Students can also submit assignments and receive assessments at the
same time on this platform.
51. Google Meet
Google Meet is the
latest product from Google that allows users to meet face to face in groups
over a secure video connection and supports all devices, both desktop computers
and mobile phones.
For smartphone
users, it is sufficient to download the Google Meet application from the
Playstore, while desktop users can simply enter gmail.com and select the Meet
menu to start a meeting with colleagues or friends.
So, these are the different types of Google products that exist today and will most likely continue to be developed by Google both in terms of security, functionality, functionality and user experience in order to reach more users in the world.