![]() Because of this growth, the platform became the obvious chose for Google to focus on video and voice options. Those tools include Gmail, Google Calendar, Assistant, Messages, and others.ĭuring the pandemic, Google Meet's popularity surged as many people started using it for conferences and work-related video calls and meetings. On top of that, the size of video calls will be upgraded from the current 32 to 100 participants.Īnd last but not least, you will be getting integration with other Google tools. You will be able to customize virtual backgrounds in calls and meetings, you will be able to schedule meetings, use in-meeting chat, share content live during meeting, and get real-time closed captions for a better accessibility. ![]() Here's what you will be able to do once Duo becomes completely upgraded with Meet features. Duo will be getting a few new features in consequence. This new Meet (the former Duo) will become the default. The current Meet is expected to get the name "Meet Original". The merging between the two apps will happen with an upgrade to Duo, which will become Meet. On the other hand, Duo was a free video chat app, and it has a lot in common with Apple's FaceTime, basically aimed at one-to-one video chats, rather than large conferences. Let's look into a bit more details as to what this merger means.įirst off, Google Meet as it is right now is a video platform that's mainly aimed at video calls with many people (mainly work-related meetings). The merging of the two apps has as a goal to have a single Google platform that is responsible for video calling and meetings, and it will be under the name of Google Meet. Google Meet and Duo merger will make a single video-calling and meeting platformīack in the beginning of June, Google announced the big change officially. The update to Google Duo is now starting in a phased manner, meaning initially a small number of users will be getting it, and a wider rollout will be happening subsequently. Google is expected to phase out Meet after the upgrade of Duo has been completed. Conversation history, contacts, and messages remain.On the other hand, the legacy Google Meet app will remain (probably, for a certain amount of time) as an app with meeting capabilities but without Duo's video calling. Google Duo users are also reassured that, "video calling capabilities are still available in the updated Duo app on mobile devices at no cost. Users only need to be signed in with a Google account in order to try the new version of Meet and enjoy all its features, as accounts set up with only a phone number won't be able to use meetings.Īll Duo user conversation history, contacts, and messages will continue to be saved in the app, Google added, and there will be no new app to download or extra costs to pay. The Google Duo app listing still remains on the Play Store and iOS App Store for now, so users can download and install in the usual fashion. The Google Duo web app also remains with its original branding for now, but Google has also said this will redirect to the Google Meet page within the next few weeks.įor those users that have already updated (including TechRadar Pro) this has led to a strange in-between setting where we now have two apps, both entitled "Google Meet (originally Duo)" on our devices - something the company will hopefully amend soon. > Google Meet just fixed one of the worst problems with video conferencing (opens in new tab) > How to record a Google Meet meeting (opens in new tab) Google Meet aims to tear down the language barrier (opens in new tab)
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