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Now, all of these features can be found in the Google Meet app, and those with Duo installed will notice the app's name change to Google Meet in the near future (if not already).Īlthough Google has a habit of making things a little more confusing than they need to be, the recent moves to bring more features under the Google Meet umbrella simplifies things significantly. It also supported AR functions for callers to use.ĭuo also had a feature called Knock Knock, which is where your video is shown to the person you are calling when the phone is ringing. There was a low light mode that will boost your video using AI and Google has announced new video codecs to improve the quality of Duo video calls. You could leave video messages for those who can't answer those calls, which differentiated it from Hangouts and Meets. Google Duo let you place voice or video calls to contacts via phone numbers or email addresses. The original Meet, on the other hand, has not had all of Duo's features added and is expected to be depreciated at some point in the future. Like Apple's FaceTime, users can be contacted using Hangouts via an email address.Īll of Duo's features stayed the same, but all of Meet's features have been added to the app, along with the rebrand. It supports video calling for up to 10 people for personal users, phone calling via the Hangouts dialer app and messaging for up to 150 users, all of which can be accessed either through a browser or apps on mobile devices. The appeal of Hangouts mainly came from its easy integration into other Google products and persistent visibility within Gmail, as well as access to history synced across devices meaning that Hangouts can give you synced conversations across a number of devices or platforms. While Hangouts was once positioned as an SMS conversation tool, the rise of Messenger - with support for RCS - has seen this emerge as Google's natural place for 'chat', but Hangouts still works as a group chat solution for some people.

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It's still around however and remains a free video and chat tool for Google account holders, integrated into Gmail and allowing desktop calling with or without video. Hangouts is due to close soon - many Workspace users have transitioned away from the service (using to use Chat instead), with private users getting a notification that it will be replaced by Google Chat soon. Google says that running in common browsers makes it more secure.

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There are apps for Android and iOS devices. Google Meet runs in a browser with no need for plug-ins or desktop apps.

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It supports video up to 720p and anyone with a Google account can join a Google Meet.

Google pushes the security angle, however, saying that it's encrypted in transmission as well as encrypted when saved on Google Drive. Google has been adding functions to Google Meet to make it more consumer-friendly, adding controls, a gallery view, and more advanced screen sharing options, including individual Chrome tabs - although some of these controls aren't as granular as Zoom when it comes to participant control and screen sharing. At a free level, you get support for up to 100 participants, but there's support for up to 500 participants or 100,000 viewers on a live stream at the top Enterprise level. Google Meet is all about video conferencing on the large scale.

What are Google Meet and Chat and how do they work?.

Recently, Google Meet was integrated into Gmail, so you can access the service directly through the mail app. Essentially, they are grown-up versions of Google Hangouts, which is the consumer solution. Understanding Google Meet and Google Chat is easier when you consider the previous names - Google Hangouts Meet and Google Hangouts Chat. Google Meet sits alongside Google Chat as part of the communication solution designed for businesses, with Google Chat being an alternative to a service like Slack. However, Google made Google Meet available to anyone with a Google account, so it's free to the public, offering up to 100 callers with no time limit. It is, essentially, Google's version of Zoom, coming in three tiers - Google Meet, Google Workspace Essentials and Google Workspace Enterprise. It is available to all Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) users, i.e., those businesses or schools that pay for Google services for their users. It started life as the enterprise video conferencing solution that Google offered. Google Meet had a name change in the last couple of years, previously known as Google Hangouts Meet.

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