Clubhouse Adds Support for 13 Languages Including Hindi, Kannada, More

Clubhouse gets support for five Indian languages including Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

By Nithya P Nair | Updated: 3 November 2021 17:33 IST

Clubhouse Adds Support for 13 Languages Including Hindi, Kannada, More

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Clubhouse aims to reach more users with its language addition

Highlights

Clubhouse getting new languages on Android
Clubhouse said this is the first wave of language support
Clubhouse will soon add support for new languages on the iOS app

Clubhouse has added support for 13 new languages to its Android app, including five Indian languages. Starting November 3, the app will support French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malayalam, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu. The support for new languages will be currently be limited to Android users. Clubhouse said that it will soon launch more languages to the platform and add support for iOS users as well. The audio chat-only social networking app has also unleashed a brand-new app icon.

Clubhouse announced via a blog post the addition of new languages to its Android app. “We are rolling out our first wave of local language support,” said the company. As mentioned, Clubhouse aims to reach more users across the globe with its language addition. The social media app, backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has also introduced a new app icon featuring musician Anirudh Deshmukh.

Clubhouse recently announced the launch of multiple features to rival the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The app in October announced a new pinned links feature that lets users to share outside links and monetise their work on the platform. With this functionality, moderators can place external links at the top of a room that would direct listeners to a news article, or a podcast. Certain links would not be allowed for security and moderation reasons.

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Also, Clubhouse is launching new features to record and replay conversations and download 30-second clips to share on social media or other sites. Additionally, it introduced a feature that lets users to virtually wave at friends inside its audio-only chat app to show they are open to a private chat. A private audio chat room will open when a person accepts the wave.

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Nithya P Nair is a journalist with more than five years of experience in digital journalism. She specialises in business and technology beats. A foodie at heart, Nithya loves exploring new places (read cuisines) and sneaking in Malayalam movie dialogues to spice up conversations. More