Google Meet rolls out major features to take on Zoom video conferencing app

While video conferencing platform Zoom’s popularity skyrocketed amid COVID-19 lockdowns, Google Meet has started rolling out an updated version to compete with it. Though Zoom became extremely popular for videoconferencing during social distancing measures, it raised privacy and security concerns which provided eugh for Google to enter competition.

In major feature upgrade, Google Meet has expanded tiled layout which w let 16 participants appear on screen simultaneously, which previously enabled only four people to feature on layout. company has also indicated that more updates will be rolled out for larger meetings, better presentation layouts, and support across more devices.

or major update is Low-light mode which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically adjust video to make users more visible to or participants in sub-optimal lighting conditions. However, feature has currently been made available for only mobile users and will be available to web users in future.

Present a Chrome tab

user will also have option to present a Chrome tab instead of presenting window or entire screen which provides a better experience for remote viewers when a high-quality video with audio content is shared during meeting. ‘present a Chrome tab’ feature has started rolling out to general availability.

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ise cancellation

ise Cancellation update helps limit interruptions during meeting through which Meet intelligently filter out background distractions. It will begin rolling out in coming weeks to G Suite Enterprise and G Suite Enterprise for Education customers starting with web users and later to mobile users.

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Google Meet new features could be a game-changer in post-COVID-19 world when meetings and conferences are dependent on digital platforms. With Zoom still struggling to gain trust of online community after serious privacy and security flaws got exposed, Google Meet can get users to turn towards it for a better solution.

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