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Google Took the Google Duo Icon Away Again

Kellen November 6, 2022 6

My wife messaged me on Friday to ask what the app was called that she uses every day to call me because she couldn't find it. The app she needed to find was Google Duo, which was killed off by Google back in August, only to be brought back in icon form a...

The Gmail You Use for Work is Getting a Refresh Thanks to Chat and Meet

Kellen February 1, 2022 1

Google is continuing to evolve Gmail as we know it, especially for those who use it within a Workspace account, which used to be GSuite and is the version of Gmail used by work professionals. In a note posted yesterday, Google laid out upcoming plans to...

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...

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 54

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...

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...