Google is teaming up with Duo, a messaging app that has been growing in popularity among professional users. The two companies are working on a new feature called Duo Meet, which will let users chat and work together on projects. The first step in using Duo Meet is to create a Duo account. This will give you access to all the features of the app, including messaging, collaboration, and file sharing. You can also use Duo Meet to connect with other professionals who are also using the app. The second step is to set up a meeting. To do this, you’ll need to create a project and invite someone else to join it. Then, you’ll need to set up time and location for the meeting. Finally, you’ll need to add participants and start talking!
Google revealed last month that it was merging its two video chat services together, Google Meet and Google Duo. The process has finally started, but what exactly is happening?
What’s Happening?
Right now, Google has two services for video calls. Duo is a simplified app intended for direct video calls, mostly on mobile devices (though there is a web app). Meet is more like Zoom or video calls on Microsoft Teams, with links to join calls and a more complex feature set.
Google has been integrating Meet’s features and code into Google Duo over the past few months, and the merger officially kicks off today. The Duo application for iPhone, iPad, and Android has a new logo, which looks like a green version of the Meet logo, and you can join Meet calls from the Duo app. The app for Google Meet is now labelled as “Google Meet (original),” and will eventually go away, though there’s not a firm timeline for that yet.
That’s not going into the complex web of Google’s other messaging services, including Google Chat (which used to be Hangouts Meet), the old Hangouts app that is in the process of shutting down, and so on. This change only affects Duo and Meet.
In summary: the Google Duo app now works with both Duo and Meet calls, and the separate Meet app will be removed at some point.
What Should I Do Right Now?
If you use Google Meet or Duo, you don’t have to do anything right now. The Duo app will continue to work with Duo calls, and the old Meet app still works as it always has. However, if you switch to the current Duo app on iPhone, iPad, and Android, you won’t have to install anything new when Google decides to shut down the old Meet app.
Source: TechCrunch
