Google Is Rolling Out A New Viewer Mode For Meet: All Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Google Is Rolling Out A New Viewer Mode For Meet: All Details

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Tech giant Google is rolling out a new viewer mode in its video communication service ‘Meet’, which will allow users to select “Everyone is a viewer" when creating their Calendar invite. Viewers are meeting attendees who cannot share their audio or video into the meeting, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Friday. When using Google Meet for large meetings, designating attendees as “viewers" will help reduce potential meeting distractions, like audio disruptions. Meanwhile, in April this year, the tech giant had rolled out a 1080p video call option for users of its video communication service, in an effort to enhance the user experience.

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WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet

India TV News  

WhatsApp has further improved its video calling feature with the addition of new features. Meta-owned platform has added three new features, which include a new screen-sharing feature, a higher participant count, and a speaker spotlight. The latest WhatsApp update also includes a feature called speaker spotlight, which automatically highlights the person talking during a video call and brings them to …

Google Meet Now Supports Full HD Streaming For Group Calls: Know More
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Meet Now Supports Full HD Streaming For Group Calls: Know More

News 18  

Google Meet, video communication service developed by Google, has released the ability to stream group video calls with 3 or more participants in Full HD. “Earlier this year, we announced 1080p video resolution for 1:1 Google Meet calls. In those specific scenarios, additional bandwidth will be required to be able to send 1080p video — Meet will automatically adjust the …

Enhanced control in Google Meet: Learn about the new Q&A moderation feature
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhanced control in Google Meet: Learn about the new Q&A moderation feature

India TV News  

Google has recently unveiled a new Q&A moderation feature for its video communication service, Google Meet. The feature enables meeting hosts to review and approve questions before sharing them with meeting attendees, as announced in a recent blog post on Workspace Updates. One such feature currently being tested under Workspace Labs allows Meet users to create background images using artificial …

Google Meet update: iOS users can now share audio with screen sharing
1 year, 7 months ago

Google Meet update: iOS users can now share audio with screen sharing

India TV News  

Google has introduced a new feature on its video conferencing platform, Google Meet which allows iOS users to include audio while sharing their screen. The tech giant announced this update in a recent Workspace Updates blog post, stating that mobile users can now share audio alongside their screen-share during presentations or while sharing videos with sound or music. Earlier this …

Watch YouTube videos together in Google Meet: Here's a step-by-step guide
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch YouTube videos together in Google Meet: Here's a step-by-step guide

India TV News  

Google Meet has rolled out a new co-watch feature that enables users to watch YouTube videos together during a video call. The feature allows the host of the call, who must have a YouTube Premium subscription, to start a live sharing session of a YouTube video, while meeting guests can join in without needing a Premium membership. Here are the …

Google Meet testing AI-generated background images feature to enhance virtual meetings
1 year, 8 months ago

Google Meet testing AI-generated background images feature to enhance virtual meetings

India TV News  

Google has announced that it is currently testing a new feature in Google Meet that allows users to create background images using artificial intelligence. The generated images are specifically designed for use within Google Meet and are intended to bring users' imagination to life during meetings. In a recent update, Google introduced a new quick action for Meet on the …

Employee Catches Manager Watching 'Lust Stories 2' During Office Video Call, Screenshot Goes Viral
1 year, 8 months ago

Employee Catches Manager Watching 'Lust Stories 2' During Office Video Call, Screenshot Goes Viral

News 18  

In this age of virtual meetings, where our homes have become the backdrop of our professional lives, there’s always that lingering fear of accidentally revealing more than we intend to our colleagues. A Twitter user with the handle @aneetta_joby_ recently shared a screenshot that depicted a Google Meet session where a participant had ‘Lust Stories 2’ playing on their screen. …

Google adds quick action for Meet on web: Know about latest update
1 year, 9 months ago

Google adds quick action for Meet on web: Know about latest update

India TV News  

Google adds quick action for Meet on web: Know about latest update To enhance user experience, Google has implemented a quick action that provides easy access to popular features within its video communication service, Meet on the Web. Google has introduced a new feature for its video communication service, Meet, on the web. By introducing features like the quick action …

Google Meet gets a new companion mode check-in feature
1 year, 9 months ago

Google Meet gets a new companion mode check-in feature

India TV News  

Google Meet gets a new companion mode check-in feature Google Meet enhances its video communication service by incorporating user feedback and resolving common issues, promoting a more engaging and organized virtual meeting experience through features like individual check-ins and designated viewers. Google has unveiled a new feature called "companion mode check-in" for its video communication service, Google Meet. By enabling …

Google Meet To Come With 'On-the-Go' Mode Soon: All Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Google Meet To Come With 'On-the-Go' Mode Soon: All Details

News 18  

Google is reportedly working on a new ‘On-the-Go’ mode for the video communication service ‘Meet’, which will make it safer and easier for users to stay in a video call while walking. Users will receive a prompt to switch to the travel-friendly mode if Google Meet detects that they are walking. Earlier this month, the company had started to roll …

Google developing 'On-the-Go' mode for Meet: All you need to know
1 year, 9 months ago

Google developing 'On-the-Go' mode for Meet: All you need to know

India TV News  

Google is said to be developing a new feature called 'On-the-Go' mode for its video communication service, Google Meet. The new mode aims to provide users with a safer and more convenient way to participate in video calls while walking. This new development comes after Google recently introduced a viewer mode to its video communication service. Moreover, Google made efforts …

Google introduces feature to allow users co-present slides in Meet: Deets inside
1 year, 11 months ago

Google introduces feature to allow users co-present slides in Meet: Deets inside

India TV News  

San Francisco: Google, an American tech giant, has introduced a feature which will allow users to co-present Slides with support for multiple people in Meet. As a co-presenter, user can see the audience, presentation, and Slides controls in one window, navigate the presentation, and start and stop media within the presentation. As a co-presenter, you can see the audience, presentation, …

Google brings 'speaker separation' in Meet for Pixel 7 devices
1 year, 11 months ago

Google brings 'speaker separation' in Meet for Pixel 7 devices

India TV News  

Google is rolling out "speaker separation" in 'Google Meet', its video-communication service for Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices. In March 2023, the company announced that it will be rolling out new features to its video-communication service, including the ability to allow admins to provide custom background images for their users. Also, the tech giant was rolling out "External" …

Google Meet Users Can Now Include Captions In Meeting Recordings: How It Works
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Meet Users Can Now Include Captions In Meeting Recordings: How It Works

News 18  

Tech giant Google is rolling out a new feature to its video-communication service ‘Google Meet’, which will allow users to include captions in a meeting recording. The new feature will help make meeting recordings more useful and accessible for meeting participants, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost. Meanwhile, last month, the tech giant had announced that it …

Google Meet update: Now users can share access to presented content during meetings
2 years, 1 month ago

Google Meet update: Now users can share access to presented content during meetings

India TV News  

Google is reportedly rolling out a new feature to its video-communication service named 'Google Meet' which will enable users to share access to the content they are present in a meeting with attendees, including everyone on the Calendar guest list. While making the presentation, the users can share the file from the floating action menu or via the suggestion in …

Google Meet new feature makes collaboration easy! Check details
2 years, 2 months ago

Google Meet new feature makes collaboration easy! Check details

Hindustan Times  

Google has come with yet another update in its video conferencing application Meet. The feature is currently available to users with Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Education Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus and more, reports Live Mint. Google meet Presenters can display speaker notes in the meeting by clicking the speaker notes button in the …

Google Meet and Zoom brings Interoperability
2 years, 4 months ago

Google Meet and Zoom brings Interoperability

India TV News  

Zoom and Google Meet have brought in a new feature of interoperability- which is the cross-platform connection for better reach, post listening to user complaints. Google has confirmed to integrate the bi-directional access for Zoom calls from Google Meet. This means that Google Meet users can join the Zoom calls, and Zoom users could connect with Meet calls, for a …

This is why Google and Zoom are joining hands
2 years, 4 months ago

This is why Google and Zoom are joining hands

Live Mint  

Google announces to run Meet on multiple platforms including Zoom, later this year in 2022. Zoom Rooms and Google Meet devices will both be able to join Google Meet meetings, either directly from the calendar of a Zoom Room or Google Meet device or by entering a meeting code, the technology giant said in a blogpost. On all ChromeOS- based …

Google Meet to automatically zoom in on your face for more visibility
2 years, 5 months ago

Google Meet to automatically zoom in on your face for more visibility

India TV News  

Google Meet to automatically zoom in on your face for more visibility The new update will enable no motion disturbances which could draw attention away from the meeting's subject because the automatic framing only happens once. Tech giant Google has announced a new feature for Meet users to improve visibility by automatically framing the video. This feature is OFF by …

Google Meet gets a new updated feature: All details
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Meet gets a new updated feature: All details

Live Mint  

Google announces a new update for its unified video calling platform-Google Meet. The browsing giant recently confirmed adding all Google Duo features to Meet as Google plans to merge two video calling services into a single platform. The technology giant updated its blog post to announce that the new update that started rolling out last month would offer Meet users …

Google Meet updated with new features post merging with Duo
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Meet updated with new features post merging with Duo

India TV News  

Google Meet: After announcing that Google has combined two of its video-calling apps -- Duo and Meet -- into a single platform, the tech giant said this upgrade gives everyone access to new features like scheduling and joining meetings, virtual backgrounds, in-meeting chat and more, in addition to your current video calling features. The company said additional meeting features let …

Google Meet Update: Now livestream meetings on YouTube- Know how
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Meet Update: Now livestream meetings on YouTube- Know how

India TV News  

Google Meet Update: Now livestream meetings on YouTube- Know how Google explained that live streaming "is useful in situations where users want to present information to large audiences outside of their organisation, allowing them to pause and replay as needed, or view the presentation at a later time". Tech giant Google is adding a new feature to its Meet app …

Google Announces New Features For Chrome OS, Google Meet And Google Classrooms: All Details
2 years, 9 months ago

Google Announces New Features For Chrome OS, Google Meet And Google Classrooms: All Details

News 18  

Google has announced new education features for Chrome OS and Google Meet. The company also announced a new Chrome OS app, new casting controls for classrooms, and more features with a new update. There are also new features for Google Meet users, including the ability to transcribe meetings into a Google Doc document so users can have a written record …

Google Meet and Duo Will Finally Become a Single Video Chat App
2 years, 9 months ago

Google Meet and Duo Will Finally Become a Single Video Chat App

Wired  

The long-rumored Google Duo and Google Meet merger is actually happening. Google officially confirmed the move on June 1, explaining in a blog post that the goal is to create a "single video communications service" and that the Duo brand will go away in favor of Google Meet. Google says that "existing video calling features from Duo are here to …

Google Meet Will Start Removing Users From Empty Meetings, Host Controls Get Redesign
2 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet Will Start Removing Users From Empty Meetings, Host Controls Get Redesign

News 18  

Google has announced two usability tweaks to its video conferencing software Google Meet. Further, Google Meet is centralising host management controls. “We hope this change makes it easier to manage your meeting settings by reducing the need to switch between various menus," Google said while announcing the new features. Apart from this, there is a new “Leave empty calls" option …

How to see everyone at the same time in Google meet
3 years, 3 months ago

How to see everyone at the same time in Google meet

India Today  

Pandemic has no doubt done one good to technology and that is making video conferencing accessible. The person running the meeting wants to see everyone at the same time, which is hard but, fortunately, is possible. Steps to see everyone at the same time on Google meet on the web browser: Open Google meet and log in Join meeting Click …

Google Meet rolls out new animated AR effects, colour filters for Android and iPhone users
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Meet rolls out new animated AR effects, colour filters for Android and iPhone users

India Today  

Google Meet, the video conferencing platform has announced new features for personal Gmail account users accessing the platform through Android and iOS. The latest development shows that Google Meet is expanding more consumers with personal accounts for informal conversations in contrast to only giving features for formal conversations focussed towards business and enterprise users earlier. The report had noted that …

Google Meet will soon get multiple host support, livestream to YouTube and added security tools
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Meet will soon get multiple host support, livestream to YouTube and added security tools

India Today  

Google Meet has announced a bunch of features that are set to roll out soon. The refreshed Google Meet UI also allows teachers to see their presentation as well as their students simultaneously. Google Meet will soon allow users to host public live streams that will be streamed directly to YouTube so anyone outside an institution, like parents or teachers …

Google Meet Hand Raise Feature Will Definitely Get You Attention In Meetings With New Update
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Meet Hand Raise Feature Will Definitely Get You Attention In Meetings With New Update

News 18  

Google Meet video conferencing app has a “Hand Raise” feature that allows users to signal others in a meeting that they want to speak. Google says that the goal of this new update is to make the action “easier to notice and address.” The improvements include tiles of the raised hand showing up more prominently, the ability to move raised …

This is how you can record a video call in Google Meet as a participant, follow these simple steps
3 years, 9 months ago

This is how you can record a video call in Google Meet as a participant, follow these simple steps

India Today  

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and multiple lockdowns, people around the globe are relying on video conferencing apps. Video conferencing apps like Google Meet have gained immense popularity as they help us to stay connected to friends and family and also to attend office meetings. How to record Google Meet video call as a participant? In order to record your Google …

Google Meet for web gets gentle notifications and custom recommendations for better call quality
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Meet for web gets gentle notifications and custom recommendations for better call quality

India Today  

Google Meet for web has introduced a new user interface and is rolling out new tools so users can get a better call quality experience. Google Meet will give users personalised suggestions and recommendations on how to improve the quality of their calls. It will give users personalised suggestions like “Plug in your charger.” Google Meet is also introducing one-click …

Digitalization Of The Corporate World
3 years, 10 months ago

Digitalization Of The Corporate World

Live Law  

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely altered the manner in which companies conduct their business. Rule 3 of The Companies Rules, 2014 stipulates various important points which is to be ensured for a meeting conducting through Video Conferencing or other audio visual means. RELAXATION IN CONDUCTING EXTRA – ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING The Companies Act, 2013 does not permit the conduct of …

Google Meet's New Data Saver For Android And iPhone Is The Closest We May Get To Google Meet Lite
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet's New Data Saver For Android And iPhone Is The Closest We May Get To Google Meet Lite

News 18  

Google has been quite busy with updates for video conferencing and video meeting app, Google Meet. The focus of the app updates is to add the new data saver option to reduce power and data consumption when using Google Meet on your phone. This feature limits data usage on mobile networks to allow you and the person you’re calling to …

Google Meet Web Client Getting New User Interface, Users Can Soon Use Low-Light Mode
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet Web Client Getting New User Interface, Users Can Soon Use Low-Light Mode

News 18  

Google Meet has been updating the platform extensively since March last year – amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The platform has now announced the addition of new features alongside an improved user interface for desktop and laptop users to ease communication with others virtually. Starting next month, users will have more space to see content and others’ video feeds through …

Google Meet to give free video calls up to 24 hours to personal Gmail account users till June
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet to give free video calls up to 24 hours to personal Gmail account users till June

India Today  

It has been over a year since people moved to video conferencing for work, studies, and other remote activities like birthdays and even weddings. Google Meet is now bringing some respite to personal Gmail account users as the platform is now extending its unlimited video calls for the free version till June this year. Earlier, Google had noted that the …

Google Meet rolls out Green Room feature, will give users quick preview of settings before joining a meeting
4 years, 1 month ago

Google Meet rolls out Green Room feature, will give users quick preview of settings before joining a meeting

India Today  

Google Meet is rolling out Green Room, a feature that will give users a “quick preview” on how they will appear to others before entering a Google Meet video call. The screenshot shared by Google Meet reveals the preferred options users will see like microphone, speaker, and the camera. Google has started started rolling out the green room feature and …

Google Meet's New Troubleshooting Tool Lets You Analyse Network Errors and Improve Video Call Quality
4 years, 2 months ago

Google Meet's New Troubleshooting Tool Lets You Analyse Network Errors and Improve Video Call Quality

News 18  

Google is adding a new feature on Google Meet to help users understand how their local desktop and network environments affect meeting quality. The new feature ‘Troubleshooting and Help’ provides information on CPU load and network stability over time, real-time feedback on how to improve call performance, and more. Unfortunately, Google Meet’s new Troubleshooting and Help menu is currently available …

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020

News 18  

Google?s video conferencing platforms Duo and Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally this year. Similarly, Google Duo received features such as doodle on video calls alongside several AR filters. Some of the notable features that Duo received this year are 32-user support for Android users, desktop calling, and a new video codec technology for better audio …

Google Hangouts Stops Group Video Calls, Users Directed to Meet
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Hangouts Stops Group Video Calls, Users Directed to Meet

The Quint  

Google Hangouts, Google’s cross-platform message app, will no longer support group video calling in the latest update of Android and web version. The new developments come amidst a series of steps taken by the company to replace Hangouts with Google Meet and Google Chat. On opening Hangouts after updating it to version 36.0.340725045, you are greeted with a banner informing …

Google Hangouts Does Not Support Group Video Chats Anymore; Users Asked to Move to Meet
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Hangouts Does Not Support Group Video Chats Anymore; Users Asked to Move to Meet

News 18  

Hangouts is Google’s cross-platform messaging app that replaced Google Talk few years back and is also used for video calls by some users. As Google is pushing more towards Google Meet as the company’s primary video calling service, Hangouts video calls have also started using Meet instead. Following the version 36.0.340725045 update for Hangouts, the first things users see is …

Google Meet Now Allows Users to Virtually Raise Hands to Ask a Question, Here's How it Works
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Meet Now Allows Users to Virtually Raise Hands to Ask a Question, Here's How it Works

News 18  

Google is adding a new Raise Hand button on the Google Meet video conferencing platform that would allow moderators to know when a participant has a query. Google in a blog post explains that the Raise Hand feature would be helpful during large meetings so that the flow of the conversation is uninterrupted. To use the Raise Hand feature on …

Google to Allow Meet Users Replace Background with Custom Image
4 years, 4 months ago

Google to Allow Meet Users Replace Background with Custom Image

The Quint  

Google has started rolling out a new feature that will allow users of its Meet video conferencing platform to replace their background with an image of their choice. The development comes after the company recently launched the ability to filter out disruptive background noise and blur background in Google Meet. In its earnings call on Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai …

Google Meet Desktop Users Can Now Add Custom Background During Video Calls, Here's How it Works
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Meet Desktop Users Can Now Add Custom Background During Video Calls, Here's How it Works

News 18  

Google is rolling out a new feature for its video meeting platform Google Meet that allows users to add custom background during a video conference. To change the background before the Meet video call, users will first have to select a meeting and then select ‘Change Background’ at the bottom right of the screen. Google says that the custom background …

Google Meet to limit video call duration to 60 minutes for free users starting 30 September
4 years, 6 months ago

Google Meet to limit video call duration to 60 minutes for free users starting 30 September

Firstpost  

Increased demand in video conferencing apps amidst the lockdown period had prompted Google to announce that it was making Meet free for all users. For free users, the limit is 60 minutes on every call and this is going to be restored after 30 September. This also gave free users the ability to save meeting recordings to Google Drive. More …

Google Meet will no longer let users host meetings beyond 60 minutes
4 years, 6 months ago

Google Meet will no longer let users host meetings beyond 60 minutes

India Today  

Video-conferencing app Google Meet has announced that the free version of the app will only let users host meetings for 60 minutes and not more than that. Along with the cap on meetings, Google will also limit access to some of the advanced G-Suite features such as allowing over 250 participants, live streaming, and saving meeting recordings to Google Drive, …

Google Search gets improved Shopping tab, Google Meet allows up to 49 people in a video call
4 years, 6 months ago

Google Search gets improved Shopping tab, Google Meet allows up to 49 people in a video call

The Hindu  

Google has introduced an improved Shopping tab in Search to help people find things from nearby stores, without leaving the Search interface. Now, when searching for something on Google, people can tap on the Shopping tab, and apply the Nearby filter or just add “near me” in the search bar, to see product options from nearby stores along with a …

Google Duo will soon allow users to place video calls on Android TVs
4 years, 7 months ago

Google Duo will soon allow users to place video calls on Android TVs

Firstpost  

In case your TV set does not come with an in-built camera, Duo will work by plugging in a USB camera. TJ Varghese, Group Product Manager of Google Meet hardware wrote in a company blog on Thursday that Google Duo will be rolling out as beta in the “upcoming weeks” on Android TVs. Calling 2020 the year of video calls, …

Google Duo, Google Meet soon to arrive on Android TV; Beta version to roll out in coming weeks
4 years, 7 months ago

Google Duo, Google Meet soon to arrive on Android TV; Beta version to roll out in coming weeks

India TV News  

Google Duo, Google Meet soon to arrive on Android TV; Beta version to roll out in coming weeks With Google Meet on Cast, you can also use TV or a Smart Display. Video calling app Google Duo is coming to Android TVs and the company is rolling out a Beta on Android TV in the coming weeks globally. It's become …

Google Has Cool Tips for Video Calls via Meet, You Can Choose a Background Matching with Your Mood
4 years, 7 months ago

Google Has Cool Tips for Video Calls via Meet, You Can Choose a Background Matching with Your Mood

News 18  

Google has listed some handy tips to make the most of its video calling app Meet, to avoid things to go wrong during a call like a shaky camera or bad lighting. The company informed that when using Google Meet on your phone, video is now automatically enhanced to adapt to low-light conditions. For G Suite customers, Meet lets you …

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