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Google Workspace is Here and That Means New Icons

Kellen October 6, 2020 13

Prepare yourselves, the icon set for all of your most used Google apps will soon change to a much more colorful design. There's actually a lot more to this story, but for most of you, that's the takeaway. The rest of the story is that Google has renamed G...

Scratch That, Google Meet Keeping Unlimited Call Times for Free Accounts Well Into 2021

Tim September 29, 2020 3

Google has reversed its decision to end unlimited call times for Google Meet free accounts, instead, extending the offer to those free account owners until March 31, 2021. As we look ahead to a holiday season with less travel and important milestones like...

Reminder: Free Calls on Google Meet Will Soon be Limited to 60 Minutes

Tim September 25, 2020 10

Back in April, Google announced that free calls on Google Meet would have no time limit. This was great for everyone, with the COVID-19 shutdowns sweeping the nation. However, at that time, Google mentioned that after September 30, a time limit would be...

Google Meet on Android, iOS Gets Same Overview UI as Gmail

Tim September 11, 2020 2

Google detailed the new UI for the Meet app for Android and iOS devices, though, you'll notice it's nothing too crazy. In fact, it's the same UI that's available in the Meet tab inside of Gmail, but if you're anything like me, you disabled that nonsense on day...

You Can Now Google Cast Your Google Meet

Tim August 19, 2020 5

Ahead of this week's change, the only way to cast a Google Meet to your Google Cast-enabled device was by casting the entirety of your screen. Thankfully, this is no longer the case, as Google announced this week that a Cast option is now baked natively into...

Report: Google to Replace Duo With Google Meet

Tim August 15, 2020 56

According to a source of 9to5Google, Google's eventual plan, potentially a couple of years down the road, is to eliminate Duo and push Google Meet as its primary video calling app. It seems that the primary goal for Google is to incorporate the important...

Gmail With Chat, Meet, Rooms Tabs is Rolling Out to G Suite

Kellen August 12, 2020 11

About a month ago, Google shared their vision for the future of Gmail, which showed an email experience filled with Chat, Meet, and Rooms tabs. The focus for this new bloated experience was to bring an all-in-one location for you to get all of your work done...

Gmail’s Meet Tab is Arriving on Android, but You Can Turn It Off (Updated)

Kellen August 11, 2020 23

It has been two months since Google first told us that they'd add a Meet tab to Gmail on Android. This new tab would be the first step towards a Gmail future with all sorts of new tabs, including Chat. Google has this vision for Gmail's future that includes a...