Google Meet and Duo help you share moments that matter

Google Meet and Duo help you share moments that matter · Productive and engaging meetings at home, work, and school · Fun experiences in your ... TheKeyword Lateststories Productupdates Productupdates Android,Chrome&Play Android Chrome Chromebooks GooglePlay WearOSbyGoogle Devices&Services Chromecast GoogleNest Pixel Pixelbook Stadia Explore&GetAnswers Earth GoogleAssistant Maps News Search Travel Connect&Communicate Duo Photos Translate InTheCloud Docs,SheetsandSlides Gmail GoogleCloud Meet MoreontheCloudBlog Seeallproductupdates Companynews Companynews Outreach&initiatives Diversityandinclusion Education Google.org GrowwithGoogle Sustainability Seeall Technology AI Developers Families Nextbillionusers Safetyandsecurity Seeall InsideGoogle Datacentersandinfrastructure Doodles Googlers LifeatGoogle Seeall Aroundtheglobe GoogleinAfrica GoogleinAsia GoogleinEurope GoogleinLatinAmerica Seeall Perspectives SundarPichai,CEO RuthPorat,SVPandCFO KentWalker,SVP Seeall Presscorner RSSfeed Subscribe Meet GoogleMeetandDuohelpyousharemomentsthatmatter Dec23,2020 minread Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Mail Copylink D DaveCitron DirectorofProductManagement,GoogleDuo&GoogleMeet Share Twitter Facebook Linkedin Mail Copylink 10:25 Withoutadoubt,2020wastheyearofvideocalling.Andforus,thatmeantmakingsureeverystudent,team,andfamilycouldjumponacallfromanydeviceandhaveareliable,safeexperience.GoogleDuoandGoogleMeethostedoveronetrillionminutesofvideocallsglobally.Forperspective,that’sequaltomorethan18billionhour-longvirtualworkoutsinasingleyear! Here’sarecapofwhatwe’vedonesofar. Productiveandengagingmeetingsathome,work,andschool  In2020,Meetwasputtothetest.Ourteamhadtoreallythinkthroughhowvirtualmeetingscouldbringthekeypartofwhatin-personmeetingsprovide:humanconnection.Welaunchednewfeatureslike49-tilelayout,noisecancellation,backgroundblur,andlow-lightmodepluslivecaptionsinfivelanguagestohelpeveryonefollowalongonthecall. Earlierthisyear,wemadeMeetfreeforeveryone.WealsoannouncedthatwithyourGmailaccount,MeetcallsareunlimitedthroughMarch31,2021sothatfamiliescanenjoytheirholidaytraditionswithoutinterruptions.SpeakingofGmail,weaddedaMeettabinGmail,sothatwithonetap,peoplecanjumpfromanemailtoavideocall.WealsobroughtMeettoNestHubMaxandChromecasttohelppeoplegetup,movearound,andhavehands-freecallsathome. Inlargegroupsettingsliketeamall-handsoraclassroom,itgetsharderforpeopletospeakupandtoengageeveryoneonthecall.WithMeet,participantscanuseQ&Aandhandraisingtools,pollsandbreakoutrooms.Organizationsandmoderatorshavemorecontroltoo,keepingtheirmeetingsandparticipantssafe,includingadvancedanti-abusefeatures,thatallowforanenjoyable,safeexperienceforall.Andin2021,asmanycompaniesevaluateaflexibleworkingmodel,we’vedesignedMeettoworkwithourSeriesOnehardwarekits,createdtodeliverinclusiveaudioandvideoclaritythatmakesyoufeellikeyou'realltogether.Sowhetheryou'reaGoogleWorkspacesubscriberrelyingonMeet'senterprise-gradefunctionality,orusingMeet’sfreeversiontosafelyconnectwithothersnearandfar,Meethasyoucovered. Funexperiencesinyourvideocalls Beinghelpfulmeansbeingthereforthemomentsbigandsmall.Thoughthepandemickeptmephysicallyapartfrommanyfamilymembers,Ifeltliketheywerewithmeandmyfamilythroughvirtualdinners,holidayslikeThanksgiving,andevenschoolbandpracticeswithGoogleDuo.Attheendoftheday,GoogleDuomakesitsimpletogofromtextingeachothertogettingrightonavideocall. Inayearofvirtualget-togethers,GoogleDuowastheretohelpmakevideocallsmorefun:doodleonvideocalls,magicallytransformintoanastronautoracat,andspreadlaughsandcheerthisholidayseasonwithourwideportfolioofAReffectsthatchangebasedonyourfacialexpressionsandmovewithyouaroundthescreen.AndwithMoments,youcancapturethefun(andtheembarrassingmoments!)torelivethememoryafterwards. Withsomanyfamilieshavingtoworkonthefrontlines,ourteamwasfocusedonensuringcallscouldbeconnectedwiththehighestqualityeveninlowbandwidthconnections.GoogleDuoisavailableonAndroid,iOS,tablets,computers,AndroidTV,smartspeakersandsmartdisplays.GoogleMeetandGoogleDuowerebuiltwithanemphasisonprivacyandsecurity,tokeepyourcallsandmeetingssafeandyourinformationprivate. Wehopethatourworksofarcontinuestohelppeoplestayintouchduringthisholidayseason,andwe’relookingforwardtoconnectingmorefamilies,friends,students,teachersandteamsin2021andbeyond.  POSTEDIN: Meet GoogleDuo GoogleWorkspace GoogleCloud Lateststories Sustainability Helpingfashionbrandsmakemoresustainabledecisions By MariaMcClay Nov17,2021 GoogleoniOS StayproductivewiththeseGooglefeaturesoniOS By LukeWroblewski Nov10,2021 Gmail Emailis50yearsold,andstillwhereit’s@ By DominicSmith Oct29,2021 Pixel Imageequity:Makingimagetoolsmorefairforeveryone By FlorianKoenigsberger Oct19,2021 GoogleWorkspace MakethemostofhybridworkwithGoogleWorkspace By LauraMaeMartin Oct18,2021 Health HLTH:Buildingonourcommitmentsinhealth By Dr.KarenDeSalvo Oct17,2021 . 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