Google Meet refresh aims to help ‘deepen the meeting experience’
Google Meet refresh aims to help ‘deepen the meeting experience’
Latest Google Meet update aims to make video calls more immersive, inclusive, and productive. Credit: Dreamstime
Google has announced a refresh of its Meet user interface for desktop and laptop users, to begin rolling out next month.
The updates to the videoconferencing app’s web interface include improvements to video feeds, how you view and present meetings, and the navigation bar. Dave Citron, director of product management at Google, said these improvements aim to “deepen the meeting experience, regardless of how and where people participate.”
Addressing meeting fatigue
In a blog post, Citron said that by giving users more control over how they view themselves in meetings, Google hopes to reduce “meeting fatigue.” Users can choose to have their video feed in a standard tile in the grid or as a floating picture, which can be resized, repositioned, or minimized completely. Google said it will also be adding a setting that enables meeting participants to turn off self-feed across all Google Meet calls.
While available for free to individuals, Meet is part of the Google Workspace office suite. Subscribers will get additional tools in the refresh, including an autozoom function, which zooms in and positions the user squarely in front.
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Google has announced a refresh of its Meet user interface for desktop and laptop users, to begin rolling out next month.
The updates to the videoconferencing app’s web interface include improvements to video feeds, how you view and present meetings, and the navigation bar. Dave Citron, director of product management for Google Meet, said these improvements aim to “deepen the meeting experience, regardless of how and where people participate.”
Addressing meeting fatigue
In a blog post, Citron said that by giving users more control over how they view themselves in meetings, Google hopes to reduce “meeting fatigue.” Users can choose to have their video feed in a standard tile in the grid or as a floating picture, which can be resized, repositioned, or minimized completely. Google said it will also be adding a setting that enables meeting participants to turn off self-feed across all Google Meet calls.
Google Meet refreshes its user interface to help people stay focused
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Google LLC said today it’s revamping its Google Meet video calling service as part of an effort to make online meetings more immersive and engaging.
Introducing the new updates via a blog post, Dave Citron, Google Meet’s director of product management, noted that virtual meetings have over the last year played more than just a crucial role in helping distributed workforces communicate and collaborate.
Citron said platforms like Google Meet have effectively become the “glue that holds the work day together” for countless teams and organizations that are now working from home. And with many companies set to adopt a hybrid work model once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, there’s a greater need than ever to ensure that virtual meetings are more immersive, with a people-first approach.