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It’s Official! Gmail is Getting a Huge Upgrade With Chat and Meet

Kellen July 15, 2020 27

After leaking earlier today, Google has now confirmed that Gmail is getting a big upgrade that includes Google Chat and Meet. Dubbed "a better home for work," Google's focus with this move was to integrate a bunch of their services together for G Suite users...

Google Meet Outlines Upcoming Features, Including Custom Backgrounds

Tim June 25, 2020 2

Many people are using services like Zoom and Google Meet, so it's no surprise that the companies behind them have been pouring a ton of resources into making them better to use. Google Meet is seeing huge usage growth, and with that, Google is outlining what's...

Google Meet Gets Direct Integration With Gmail for Android, iOS

Tim June 16, 2020 4

Google announced this morning that it's bringing direct integration for Google Meet in Gmail for Android and iOS. This is in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to affect many in our country, with plenty of folks still working from home....

Google Brings Together All of Its Messaging Apps Under One Unified…Team

Kellen May 7, 2020

Let's just get this out of the way before we get too deep here - Google did not just launch or announce a single unified messaging app that all will love and use going forward. Today, though, Google has announced that it now has a leader and unified team to...

Google Meet Free for Everyone Starting in May

Tim April 29, 2020

Google Meet, Google's online video conferencing platform, is gradually being made available for free to all users starting in early May. As many of us are still working from home, video conferencing has been crucial for businesses getting work done, as well as...

Google Meet Gets Top Requested Features, Including Tiled Layout for Brady Bunch

Tim April 22, 2020

The above header image, taken straight from Google's blog post announcing the following news, has some serious Brady Bunch vibes. Because of that, I ask you to watch this, then read on. Google announced this morning that because usage of Google Meet has...

Not That It Matters, But Hangouts Meet is Now Google Meet (Updated: Chat Too)

Kellen April 8, 2020

Hangouts Meet, a Google video conferencing/meeting service from 2017 you likely have never used because it has been an exclusive to G Suite customers, will operate under a new name going forward. Say hello to Google Meet. Google made a quiet announcement for...